Parks, Arts & Recreation Plan

2010 Plan Update

The Parks, Arts and Recreation Department is currently in the process of updating the Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation (PAR) Plan.  The Draft Plan is currently in the review process.  

This draft plan was written with input from 131 participants at a public meeting on November 20, 2008; 116 written comments received during the initial public comment period during November 2008; meetings with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and Arts Commission; and several meetings with Olympia City Council.  On December 8, 2009, the Olympia City Council approved the Capital Investment Strategy that was utilized for the plan.  

Public Comment Period

The public comment period for the draft plan ran from March 4, 2010 to March 28, 2010 and included a public meeting on March 24, 2010. During the public comment period, 174 comments were received. The Olympia Arts Commission provided comments at their meeting on March 11, 2010; the Olympia Planning Commission provided comments at their meeting on April 5, 2010; and PRAC provided comments at their meeting on April 15, 2010. PRAC reviewed staff’s proposed changes to the plan and proposed additional changes at their meeting on May 27, 2010 and recommended that the Plan be approved by City Council with the changes proposed. 

Public Hearing

The City Council public hearing was held on July 13, 2010 and written testimony and e-mails were received as part of the Public Hearing Record (28 MB).

Revised Draft Plan

Revised Draft Plan with changes approved by PRAC on May 27, 2010 and changes to Isthmus Park and West Olympia Plaza text proposed 07/12/10:

   Revised Draft 2010 Parks, Arts and Recreation Plan (33.6 MB) 

   By Section: 

• Table of Contents (2.2 MB) 
• Chapter 1 - Introduction (3.6 MB)  
• Chapter 2 - OPARD Today (11.1 MB)  
• Chapter 3 - Planning for the Future (3.3 MB) 
• Chapter 4 - New Programs and Projects (4.1 MB) 
• Chapter 5 - Implementation (2.5 MB)  
• Appendices (10.7 MB)  

If you do not have access to a printer, local copy and print businesses can download and print hard copies of the files from this website. If you are using a Macintosh and having problems opening the above documents, these troubleshooting steps may help.

Next Steps

• August 10, 2010: Council Meeting to give final feedback on Draft Plan
• September 7, 2010: Council Meeting to adopt the Draft Plan with attached matrix of changes 

Original Draft Plan released for public comment in March, 2010:

First Draft 2010 Parks, Arts and Recreation Plan (33.2 MB) 

Comments and Proposed Changes (PDF)

For questions or comments related to the plan update, please contact:

Jonathon Turlove, Associate Planner
360.753.8068
jturlove@ci.olympia.wa.us.