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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInfo for JCPRAB Park Tour May 19, 2023May 19 Park Tour Info Quilcene Community Park –5.5 Acres Quilcene Park Dynamic Topics •Proposed community kitchen in the community center •Proposed septic system to serve the kitchen and a caretakers site •Proposed new caretakers site •Proposed new camp host who is also a part time parks maintenance person, also helps with Lake Leland •Skate Park advocates looking for a location •Campground fee increases Gibbs Lake Park & Camp Beausite Briefing •704.5 acre total, 75 leased to Camp Beausite NW •11.26 miles single track trails •36 acre Gibbs Lake (40 feet deep), 20 acre Beausite Lake •Caretaker (25 hours/month), residence & garage •Partnership with Camp Beausite NW •Two access roads (Gibbs Lake Road, and Beausite Lake Road) •Quimper Trails Association, Buckhorn Range Backcountry Horseman •Major forestry improved •Separate Maps Gibbs Lake Park Dynamic Topics •Proposed -Expand Camp Beausite NW lease •Proposed -Vacate a portion of Beausite Lake Road •Build turn around and install gate •Proposed -Expand Parking for Trail Access on Beausite Lake Road •Proposed -Improve signage on Beausite Lake Road •Success of forestry, future forestry •Success of volunteers : the Quimper Trails Association, caretaker, and Buckhorn Range Chapter of Backcountry Horsemen. •Recent parking and road improvements along Gibbs Lake Road Chimacum Park Briefing •8 acres •Closed due to staff cuts during the great recession in 2010 •Re -opened as a day use park by the JCPRAB in 2017 •Picnic shelter removed due to structural issues in 2020 •Widely used as a day use park for walking, walking with dog •Corridor for Chimacum School students Property proposed for land banking by the JCPRAB in 2022 Chimacum Park Dynamic Topics •County parcels nearby were recommended by JCPRAB to be ‘land- banked in 2022’ •9 parcels, 24.15 acres •Process of ‘land-bank’ was never completed •There is no immediate ‘threat’ to this property •JCPRAB created a community vision for the Chimacum Area •Many beautiful parks, successful businesses •Connected by trails •Sustainable recreation, agriculture, tourism, education, community, business Chimacum Park Dynamic Topics •Forestry success •Derelict vault toilets removed •Water and power is on-site •Access improvements to improve park behavior (they worked!) •Lighting Oak Bay Campground Dynamic Topics •Global climate disruption –lower campground erosion •Currently in long-term phased withdrawal from the spit area •How to replace lost campsites •Upper campground electrical system update planned 2023 •Upper campground new caretakers site planned 2023 •Fee increases •Electric car charging –possible questions for the future HJ Carroll Park Dynamic Topics •Maintenance and operations •The challenges of heavy park use •Mission critical events and programs •High level of service •Park capacity –planning for additional resources to meet demand •JUMP!playground success •Phase 2 scope •Seeking input •Park caretaker success