New Game Plan Meck Playbook builds off of the successes of the last comprehensive planning effort and greenway plan to create a document that continues to guide decisions about parks, trails, and programs towards a renewed vision grounded in recent investments. The County is taking positive and meaningful steps towards increasing park and recreational space. Yet in 2015 and in 2019, over half of residents surveyed still felt there were not sufficient parks or green space close enough to their homes. Those who responded expressed they would rather have repairs done to wellloved parks and open spaces over the creation of new ones. It will be a challenge to balance these wishes while also juggling the myriad of initiatives recommended by the comprehensive plan. Meck Playbook stands to serve as a guide for this effort by articulating a framework, process, and path towards implementation. It is a vision plan rooted in principles created from the community.
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The Plan Process Meck Playbook was developed with extensive community involvement and input over fourteen months. Department staff and key stakeholders helped guide the plan’s development and contributed to the engagement process. The plan kicked off in September 2019 and included four phases: • Discover: a review of past decisions and existing conditions •
Assess: a detailed inventory of the County’s open spaces and facilities
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Vision: development of plan principles and goals to guide implementation
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Implement: identify actionable strategies and recommendations to deploy the plan’s vision
