KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knox County Parks and Recreation Department is asking for the publics' input on the creation of a 5-Year Parks Master Plan.
The purpose of the plan is to assist the county with prioritizing park and trail system projects and renovations over the next five years.
A short survey has been published for the public to fill out that will provide information for what will become a master plan the county can use to build and better parks, trails, fields and other amenities.
The information collected from the survey will be turned over to Kimberly-Horn, a planning and design engineering firm, hired by Knox County.
Knox County hired Kimberly-Horn to help put together a Comprehensive Land Use and Transportation plan for the county and a specific Master Plan for Parks and Recreation.
The firm will provide the department with feedback and a draft recommendation after reviewing the survey information. Also, during this time, the firm will evaluate the county’s existing parks and their conditions while also conducting a demographic analysis and staffing assessment.
As it stands, the county should have a completed Parks Master Plan by September 2022.
Counties need a master plan that is current within five years to accept some state and federal grants. A plan also helps the county from both a budgetary and development standpoint for the overall parks system. The department’s plan is currently 11-years-old.
