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Pleasant Hill accepts Mud Camp Spring Creeks Greenway Master Plan to guide watershed and greenway work
Summary
The City Council unanimously accepted the Mud Camp Spring Creeks Greenway Master Plan, which defines greenways by the 500-year floodplain and recommends interjurisdictional actions on habitat, recreation, flood management and property priorities.
Pleasant Hill’s City Council voted April 14 to accept and file the Mud Camp Spring Creeks (MCS) Greenway Master Plan, a regional effort to implement the 2016 Watershed Management Plan. Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Madeline Sturms described the plan as a "significant step in implementing the Watershed Management Plan that was adopted in 2016," noting that the steering committee included representatives from Altoona, Bondurant and Pleasant Hill, and that Polk County staff from Public Works, Conservation, and the Soil & Water Conservation District participated.
Sturms said the plan uses the 500-year floodplain to define greenways, lays out objectives including recreation and connectivity improvements, wildlife habitat preservation, stream protection and flood management, and assigns shared responsibilities among jurisdictions through the Polk County‑managed Watershed Management Authority. Recommended actions include targeted roadside native plantings, potential stream buffer ordinances, and continuing conversations about priority property acquisition and grant opportunities for voluntary buyouts or conservation purchases.
Council approved Resolution #041426-05 to accept and file the plan by unanimous roll call. Acceptance does not itself authorize acquisitions or expenditures; it provides a locally endorsed roadmap for coordination and future implementation steps with neighboring jurisdictions and county partners.
