CITY OF OAK HARBOR PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Get your copy of the 2009 Park Plan

The Final version of the 2009 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan is available for down load as a PDF doucment. Please click on the link below to download.

2009 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan

Thursday, March 12, 2009

City Council adopts Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan

The City Council held a public hearing on March 3, 2009 on the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan. After taking public testimony, the City Council closed the public hearing and voted unanimously to adopt the Plan. A copy of the adopted Plan will be posted shortly.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

City Council to hold Public Hearing

The City Council will hold a public hearing on the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at the Council Chambers, City Hall, located on 865 SE Barrington Drive. The meeting will begin at 7pm.

If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to comment on it, you can include comments on this blog or you can can mail in comments to Development Services Department, Attn. Parks Plan, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

Click on this link to access the Draft 2009 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Planning Commission forwards recommendation

The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the 2009 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan on January 27, 2009. Staff gave a presentation on the planning process and the various steps that have led up to the public hearing. The Planning Commission closed the public hearing and forwarded the Plan to the City Council with a recommendation to approve the Plan as proposed. The City Council will also conduct a public hearing on the Plan. The hearing is tentatively scheduled for the March 3rd, 2009 City Council meeting.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED - January 27, 2009

The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for the proposed Parks and Recreation Plan on January 27, 2009. The meeting will begin at 7:30pm at City Hall.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Planning Commission Meeting Dec 23, 2008 Cancelled

The Planning Commission meeting that was scheduled for December 23, 2008 has been cancelled. A public hearing for the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan was advertised for this date. The hearing is tentatively rescheduled for the next regular Planning Commission meeting on January 27, 2009. The official notice for the hearing will be published in the Whidbey News Times.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

December 8, 2008 Park Board Meeting

On December 8, 2008 the Park Board will review the proposed DRAFT Parks, Recreation and OPen Space Plan. The proposed DRAFT Plan will be posted on this blog site shortly. Members of the Public are welcome to attend the Park Board meeting. The meeting is at 11:30 am at the Public Works Facility located on 16th Avenue.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The City of Oak harbor's Parks and Recreation Plan is currently being updated. The process began in 2007 with a public input process - SURVEY. The process also includes an advisory team of representatives from various entities on the island. The update includes a complete restructuring of the paln, layout, philosophy and scope. This blog in intented to share information with interested citizens on many aspects of the plan and also receive feedback. So, please feel free to post your comments and opinions!

VISION

The City of Oak Harbor is a beautiful place where the natural environment is woven into the urban environment with such care and precision that the sense of where the built form stops and nature begins is not known.

It’s a place where human nature has the opportunity to find its balance with its surroundings by merging of the urban and natural environment in seamless ways, inviting nature into the community and creating a wide range of spaces and experience where community can gather as one or the energy of one can rest in solitude and peace.

It is a town where the residents of all age groups are active and healthy, and have a wide range of choices for recreation, engaging themselves in mental and physical activity all year round.

It’s a City where the environment is clean with beautiful landscapes that line the streets and pathways, opening up to breath taking views of the water and mountains. It invites boaters and kayakers into the community compelling them to spend time at this premier waterfront community.