Thursday, March 28, 2024

Pateros Council adopts five-year Park and Rec Plan

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PATEROS – Council members approved the city’s five-year Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan at their regular monthly meeting on March 19. The 62-page document, plus appendices will enable Pateros to maintain its eligibility for grants from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office.
According to an introduction summary the plan is designed to strike a balance between community demands for recreation activities, facility needs, environmental influences, and available resources.
The city’s first comprehensive update of the Park and Rec Plan comes on the heels of the 2014 Comprehensive Plan update and the Downtown Business District Plan that was updated in 2016.
The primary goals of the Park and Rec Plan include:
• Development of a comprehensive approach to recreation planning for existing facilities and programs that provide a basis for decision-making and budgeting.
• Encourage the development of future park and recreation programs and facilities geared toward meeting the needs of current and future generations.
• Establish priorities for capital improvements, program development, and land acquisition and disposal.
• Ensure conformance with federal and state policy requirements for shared revenues and grant assistance.
In other business council members adopted a resolution declaring an emergency state from Manganese contaminated wells that are degrading pump performance. The approved resolution authorizes use of a temporary well starting next May.
In a related issue, council adopted an ordinance that rezones the Pearl Street well site No. 3 from its current R1 designation to Public Use.
Council members also voted to grant a right-of-way easement to the Okanogan County PUD for electrical utilities for the new water reservoir.

Pateros Council, park and recreation

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