1. Wake County Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Master Plan

2. 2 Parks & Recreation 2008 Master Plan  Core Team Wake County Wake County Public School System Open Space & Parks Advisory Committee City of Raleigh NC Wildlife Resource Commission U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Non-Profit User Groups  Focus Groups Natural Resources Active Recreation Trails and Greenways Municipal Parks & Recreation Directors  Citizen Survey Over 400 completed citizen surveys  Key Stakeholder Interviews Wake County Commissioners/Manager Town of Cary & City of Raleigh

3. 3 Summary of Findings  Overview Continuation of the Division’s Core Services. Continuation of the Division’s role as a provider of large natural resource based park facilities. Continuation of the Division’s role in partnering with the school system and municipalities in the provision of parks and recreation services. Continuation of protecting the environment through pursuit of open space policies and strategies.  Capital Improvements Continuation of the Community Use of Schools program. Continuation of the parks minor maintenance & repair program. Prepare updated master plans for existing County Parks Identified four (4) new County Parks. Core Services 1) Recreation & Leisure 2) Open Space 3) Cultural & Environmental Education

4. 4 Existing County Parks Harris Lake County Park American Tobacco Trail Crowder District Park Historic Yates Mill County Park Historic Oak View County Park Lake Crabtree County Park Blue Jay Point County Park

5. 5 Travel Time Map to Existing County Parks

6. 6 Future County Parks Brady Jefcoat Property Lake Myra County Park Little River County Park Southeast Wake County Park

7. 7 Travel Time Map with Future County Parks

8. 8 Recommended Capital Improvement Costs Estimates do not include escalation

9. 9 Questions / Discussion