For the Reporter

The Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation Department is seeking public feedback to help shape the future of city parks and open spaces.

City officials are in the process of updating the Parks & Recreation Open Space Plan (PROS), which will provide a six-year plan and 20-year vision for Auburn’s park system. It will outline goals and objectives, implementation strategies, capital improvements and investment programs for the City’s parks, recreation and open space system.

The final plan, to be adopted by the City Council, will provide guidelines and direction for the City in terms of acquiring, developing and preserving property, accepting property donations, and identifying potential funding sources and other actions enabling the City to respond to opportunities in a timely fashion.

The plan will identify the action steps needed in our park and recreation systems to ensure that these systems are an integral part of the City’s economic development strategy.

The survey is available online.

For more information about the planning efforts, contact Jamie Kelly at 253-931-4011 or via email a jwkelly@auburnwa.gov.