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May 10, 2005
Dear Focus Group Member
Public Works
Parks and Recreation
P.O. Box 2070, Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 385-9129 Fax: 385-9234
I am happy to announce that we have completed the Jefferson County Parks and
Recreation (JCPR) Strategic Plan. I want to personally thank you for your Focus Group
participation.
We are making a public presentation of the strategic plan on Wednesday June 8ch at
7 p.m. at the W. S. U. Extension - Spruce Room (Shold Center) located on 201 W.
Patison Street in Port Hadlock. The complete text of the strategic plan is also available
on the Internet at: www."c arksandrec.or . In brief, here are a few of our conclusions
from the Strategic Plan that we learned from you:
➢ East Jefferson County encompasses a wide variety of diverse communities, and
the nature of parks and recreation needs is partly dependent on the nature of
each community.
➢ There are regional park and recreation needs that should be provided through a
regional approach to development and funding.
➢ JCPR has a mandate from the citizens of Port Townsend and the East County
region to provide park and recreation services.
➢ JCPR is important to public health, public safety, economic development and
education.
➢ There is a diversity of grass roots, private, non-profit and public organizations
working to meet the unmet needs. Communities perceive the need for better
coordination between these organizations. JCPR can improve recreation
programming in communities today by helping to bridge and coordinate these
local efforts.
➢ Communities are concerned about giving more funding to existing parks and
recreation non -profits and government organizations given recent tax valuation
increases; however, improved communication and coordination among
providers will help us effectively plan for the future.
➢ Many citizens and community groups are unaware of the leverage JCPR
provides their community through partnerships. JCPR needs to communicate its
successes.
www.co.jefferson.wa.us/publicworks/Parksrec
Once again, thank you for participating with us on the development of our Strategic
Plan. You were a member of the Focus Group because you are a citizen of Jefferson
County who really cares about your community. We look forward to working with you
in the active implementation of this Plan.
Sincerely,
Vl.l
Warren Steurer, Manager
Parks and Recreation
MakTy Acr—qt'—
Assistant Recreation Manager
www.co.jefferson.wa.us/publicworks/Parksrec