A master plan on parks and recreation is in the works in Prince Edward County.
At Thursday afternoon’s Committee of the Whole, council approved money from the Parkland Reserve Fund to go towards several projects.
The Parkland Reserve Fund is a fund that developers must contribute to if they are not dedicating any land they are building on to park or green space purposes.
Director of Recreation and Community Facilities Lisa Lindsay says creating a Parks and Recreation Master Plan will give clear direction on how to disperse those funds in the future.
“We’ve got a plan and we know what the community needs. We know how many multi-use courts we need, we know how many ball diamonds. We know if we need picnic areas. We know where our parkland space is and where our trails and walkways should be. So this plan will help us use those funds up as they come in.”
The Parks and Recreation Master Plan will be included in
2022 budget deliberations.
Among the projects council approved through the Parkland Reserve Fund is $50,000 for the Glendon Green project at East Lake.
Director of Operations Adam Goheen says plans have been in the works for several years to expand the boat launch.
“It includes a small picnic area in the grassed area that’s there as well as a nice path through the wooded area to a couple of nice lookouts. And those again capitalize on the view portion of the lake.”
Goheen told council $20,000 would go to increasing naturalization initiatives like tree planting, something many councillors voiced their approval for.
“We see that as improving an amenity. Recognizing that we have a tremendous amount of volunteer energy in the County when it comes to environmental initiatives. We feel it’s a right time to capture on that with this $20,000 seed money we’ve put forward here to really work on expanding and creating more softer and more natural spaces in a number of our parks.”
Committee of the Whole also approved $51,000 from the Ameliasburgh Parkland Reserve Fund to be allocated to the municipality’s required contribution in the Community Building Grant of $252,000 for Roblin Lake, should the grant application be successful, and $87,500 from the Parkland Reserve Fund to be allocated to the municipality’s required contribution in the Canadian Community Revitalization Fund application of $350,000 for Picton Harbor Trail, should that grant application be successful.
