2018-032 Attachment-Comprehensive Plan Update

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SECTION 9: PARK, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE PLANS 1. Introduction In 2013, the City of Paris commissioned MHS Planning and Design, LLC to assist in developing a new Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. This plan was a follow-up to Paris's 2001 Parks and Recreation Master Update which had guided additions to and renovations of the park system through 2013. The 2013-2023 Parks, recreation and Open Space Master Plan was intended to: • Provide the City of Paris with an information base to help guide decisions related to parks, recreation, and open space; • Assist in the implementation of those decisions and set guidelines for future park and open space development; • Provide feasible recommendations to the governmental body and be in accordance with the desires of Paris' residents; • Include all land within the City of Paris; • Provide parks and open space project recommendations through 2023, and to • Provide emphasis and detailed cost projections for projects recommended for implementation. The 2013 Parks Master Plan was updated in house and adopted by the city council in 2017 (Attachment C). The intended elements as stated above for the 2013-2023 plan can remain the same for the current update; these intentions have served Paris well since 2013, and will continue to do so in conjunction with the elements included in the 2018-2023 update. Major improvements to the Trail de Paris were completed, including a major extension referred to as the West Paris Trail. A spray park was opened in cooperation with First United Methodist Church. Improvements have also been made to four parks: 82 West Roadside, Lake Crook, Oak, and Wade. Park improvements in the planning stage include a pump track in 2018-19, a community -built playground, partnering with City Square Paris to operate a rec/community center at Oak Park, and improvements to market Square and adjacent library. 23