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Castle Pines council adopts 2024 Parks & Recreation comprehensive plan; master plan sets design steps for Coyote Ridge Park
Summary
The council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 24‑49 incorporating concept plans for Arcadia Ridge and Soaring Hawk into the city’s 2024 Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan; city manager Michael Penny said the action is a master‑plan adoption with no immediate construction commitments.
The Castle Pines City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 27 to adopt Resolution 24‑49, incorporating concept plans for Arcadia Ridge and Soaring Hawk into the 2024 Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Plan.
City manager Michael Penny summarized the plan as the culmination of more than a year of public outreach and said staff received “well over 1,000 public comments” through surveys, open houses and in‑person events. He told the council that acquisitions and dedications — including about 75 acres anticipated from Shea Homes and a 10‑acre vacated school property — expand the city’s park inventory and informed the plan’s scope. “This is the culmination, of over a year’s worth of work,” Penny said.
Nut graf: What the council approved was a planning document: the council accepted concept plans and guidance but did not commit the city to immediate construction. Penny and council members said an early‑action request for final design and engineering for Coyote Ridge Park will be presented later for appropriation.
Key points - Public outreach and scope: Staff said outreach netted more than 1,000 public comments and that the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board recommended adoption after its June review and a special meeting. - Land and phasing: Penny described acquisitions that expand Coyote Ridge Park to roughly the mid‑50‑acre range and said improvements will be phased; staff will bring a mid‑year appropriation request for design and engineering work. - Coordination with trails: Council asked whether the trails plan would be merged; staff said no immediate merger is planned, because trail conditions and jurisdiction differ between east and west sides, though future coordination remains possible.
Council reaction and vote: Multiple council members praised the plan’s community engagement and the advisory board’s work; after a motion and second the council voted in favor on a recorded roll call.
Next steps: Staff will return with a requested appropriation and an RFP for phase‑one design/engineering for Coyote Ridge Park and will present ongoing Parks and Recreation Advisory Board updates to council.
