Parks & Recreation Master Plan Meetings are this Week
Don't forget to register for one of two virtual meetings we're holding this week to talk about whether COVID has changed parks and rec priorities.

Thursday, Dec. 9, 6 to 7 p.m.
Register

Saturday, Dec. 11, 10 to 11 a.m.
Register

The City of Carlsbad is creating an updated blueprint that will guide priorities and proposed investments in parks and recreation for the next five years. This project was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the project starts back up, the city wants to know if the community’s priorities have changed.

Community members are encouraged to attend one of the two virtual meetings to hear the public feedback that was provided in February 2020 and let the city know if anything has changed.

The city’s existing Parks & Recreation Master Plan was completed in 2015. The update will cover:
Assessment of current parks, facilities and recreational programs
Demographic and industry trends
Community needs and priorities
Funding needs and revenue opportunities
A five-year strategic action plan

Other input opportunities
Input from the workshops will be used to create a survey questionnaire to obtain feedback from a statistically representative group of Carlsbad residents. The survey will also be available online to anyone who wants to take it; however, the results will be analyzed separately from the random sample.

A draft of the master plan will be made available for input by the end of summer 2022, with a final draft scheduled to be presented to the City Council for approval in fall of 2022.

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MOAR pickleball! Remember the Poinsettia bike park?

Thanks for posting. Mixed personal reaction though.

Been years since I lived in Carlsbad but still have a sour taste in my mouth after attending city council meetings, recreation specific community input meetings and a meeting with other mtbers and the out of town contractors (like from Kentucky or something, with a representative clearly from Europe) the city brought in to gather community input.

If I still lived there I’d begrudgingly participate with low expectations.

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It is not enough to fight for the West; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it's still here. -Edward Abbey