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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Welch
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Greater Community Involvement in Recreation and Parks Project Planning
FOR the purpose of urging the Department of Recreation and Parks to reevaluate the process it uses to plan and prepare projects in neighborhoods throughout Baltimore with an eye toward finding more ways to involve community groups in that process as early and often as possible.
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Many City services are more or less generic in nature - throughout Baltimore roads must be paved, trash picked up, and fires put out, all in much the same way from neighborhood to neighborhood. Many other services are highly particularized, how they are provided must vary a great deal in approach in different areas according to each community’s unique characteristics.
Much of the work done by the Department of Recreation and Parks falls into the latter category. For example, a neighborhood with many young children may desperately need a playground in a nearby park, while one with mostly elderly residents might prefer a garden in a similar space. Some communities need recreation centers that focus on academic subjects and support, while others are best served by having a space to host youth sports leagues. From the outside, these needs may not be obvious to planners focused on the City as a whole.
Despite the intensely local factors...
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