Washington CountyTrails & Recreation Planning

Public Workshop 2018

Workshop Agenda

• Introductions and Project Objectives• Comprehensive Recreation Planning 101 + Impact on Quality of Life• Overview of Washington County’s Planning Process • Visioning Workshop + SWOT Analysis - Discuss Strengths, Weakness,

Opportunities and Threats • Natural Resources and Areas • Recreation Facilities and Parks• Trails

Project Objectives

Our goal is to assist the county in developing a Trails & Recreation plan and facilitate a planning process that:

• Brings varying interests, populations and governmental entities from across the county together to help set regional goals for trails and recreation development for the next 20+ years.

• Solicits feedback through a series of traditional and dynamic public engagement activities to help analyze needs and identify opportunities to improve the region’s recreational amenities.

• Works with the Steering Committee to review existing plans and integrate their viable elements into the vision for the new regional plan and implementation efforts to follow.

Project Objectives Continued

• Investigates and creates a plan that addresses regional recreational improvements and expansion on a county-wide scale.

• Creates a plan that identifies realistic linkages between the communities within Washington County as well as to the communities, counties and recreational systems across the larger region.

• Develops a plan that is attune to geographical, social, and financial constraints.

Workshop Agenda

• Introductions and Project Objectives• Comprehensive Recreation Planning 101+ Impact on Quality of

Life• Overview of Washington County’s Planning Process • Visioning Workshop + SWOT Analysis - Discuss Strengths, Weakness,

Opportunities and Threats • Natural Resources and Areas • Recreation Facilities and Parks• Trails

Why Plan?

• It is an important process to teach community residents and leaders to thatgood recreational planning is important and has an impact on Quality ofLife.

• Planning is an organized way to anticipate and shape changes for the benefit of the community.

• To form a good basis for plan implementation.

• Comprehensive recreation planning attempts to form a consensus on important recreational issues that affect the development of a community.

How does planning for parks, trails and the enhancement of natural areas in Washington County impact your Quality of Life?

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Workshop Agenda

• Introductions and Project Objectives• Comprehensive Recreation Planning 101 + Impact on Quality of Life• Overview of Washington County’s Planning Process • Visioning Workshop + SWOT Analysis - Discuss Strengths, Weakness,

Opportunities and Threats • Natural Resources and Areas • Recreation Facilities and Parks• Trails

Project Schedule – Subject to Change

Washingtoncountyrecplan.com

Desktop/Laptop

Tablet/Phone

ESRI Story Map

Community Survey at Washingtoncountyrecplan.com

Desktop/Laptop Tablet/Phone

Recent Planning in Washington CountyCommunity Visioning Plans Washington Wellness Park

Community Engagement ImplementationHow feedback will be incorporated into the final plan? Engagement strategies helps us formulate the vision goals, polices and actions for the plans and areas based on community input.

Workshop Agenda

• Introductions and Project Objectives• Comprehensive Recreation Planning 101 + Impact on Quality of Life• Overview of Washington County’s Planning Process • Visioning Workshop + SWOT Analysis - Discuss Strengths,

Weakness, Opportunities and Threats • Natural Resources and Areas • Recreation Facilities and Parks• Trails

Topic Categories for Issues & Opportunities Discussion/SWOT Analysis

1. Natural Resources and Areas 2. Recreation Facilities and Parks3. Trails

Overall Questions to be answered through the planning process?• What existing recreational assets need to be improved to

be viable over the next 20 years?• What is the County missing that will require long-term

commitments to develop?• What will be connected within and to Washington County

by trails over the next 20 years?

Natural Resources and Areas Recreation Facilities and ParksTrailsIssues/Threats/Weaknesses(-)1. ______________________2. ______________________3. ______________________Opportunities/Strengths (+)1. ______________________2. ______________________3. ______________________

Issues/Threats/Weaknesses(-)1. ______________________2. ______________________3. ______________________Opportunities/Strengths (+)1. ______________________2. ______________________3. ______________________

Natural Resources and Areas Recreation Facilities and ParksTrails

Issues/Threats/Weaknesses(-)1. ______________________2. ______________________3. ______________________Opportunities/Strengths (+)1. ______________________2. ______________________3. ______________________

Natural Resources and Areas Recreation Facilities and ParksTrails

Upcoming Meetings/Activities

• Stakeholder/Focus Group Interviews in April• Online Community Survey and Crowdsource Mapping Application at

Washingtoncountyrecplan.com• Steering Committee Meetings – Open to Public• Pop Up Meeting #2 - May• Draft Plan Public Workshops in June