2013-040 Adopting a Parks Master Plan for the City of Paris

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I. 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 is a follow -up to Paris's 2001 Parks and Recreation Master Update which has guided additions to and renovations of the park system over the last 12 years. The 2013 -2023 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan is 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 • Provide emphasis and detailed cost projections for projects recommended for implementation The following pages of the Master Plan contain: • Goals and objectives for a comprehensive city wide parks and open space network • The methodology used in developing the plan • An inventory of existing facilities which make up the park network • An analysis of local needs, the adopted parks, recreation and open space priorities • The implementation program developed to guide the city in accomplishing the proposed projects within the plan's time frame • Potential funding sources that may assist with the implementation of the proposed projects �1 P.W- WIS ,TE %ASS City of Paris Parks, Recreation & Open Space Master Plan 2013 -2023 Page 2