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Land Preservation, Parks, and Recreation Plan FINAL DRAFT for Public Hearing Review May 15, 2018 Land Preservation, Parks, and Recreation Plan FINAL DRAFT For Public Hearing Review May 15, 2018 Acknowledgements Board of County Commissioners Evan K. Slaughenhoupt, President; Tom Hejl, Vice President; Pat Nutter, Mike Hart, and Steven R. Weems Planning Commission Carolyn McHugh, Chair; Greg Kernan, Vice Chair; Rob Reed, Richard Holler, Steve Jones, Maria Buehler, and John Toohey Board of Parks and Recreation Inez N. Claggett, Bernadette A. Hager, Mike Hart, Stephen Clark Jones Jr., Gregory A. Kernan, Elyse C. King, Jacob J. Miller, Thomas G. Powers, Brian N. Raines, and James H. Sullivan Department of Parks & Recreation Shannon Q. Nazzal, Director, Paul D. Meadows, Division Chief, and Karyn Molines, Division Chief Department of Planning & Zoning Mark Willis, Director,Jenny Plummer-Welker, AICP, Long Range Planner,Rachel O’Shea, Rural Planner,George W. “Will” Hager, Planner I, and Kirsti Uunila, Historic Preservation Planner III Department of Finance and Budget Tim Hayden, Director, and Veronica Atkinson, Capital Projects Analyst Department of Economic Development Kelly Robertson-Slagle, Director, and Katie Brittain, Tourism Program Specialist Technology Services Department Erick Pate, GIS Administrator, and Lionell Sewell, GIS Analyst Consultant Team GreenPlay, LLC Teresa Penbrooke, Principal in Charge Adam Bossi, Project Manager Gareth Jones, PhD, Project Consultant For more information about this document, contact GreenPlay, LLC 1021 E. South Boulder Road, Suite N, Louisville, Colorado 80027, Telephone: 303-439-8369 Email: [email protected] www.greenplayllc.com Land Preservation, Parks, and Recreation Plan i Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 1 Purpose of this Plan .................................................................................................................................. 1 Key Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Goals and Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 2 I. Introduction and Background Information ........................................................................................ 3 A. Purpose of this Plan .............................................................................................................................. 3 B. Planning Process and Public Engagement ............................................................................................ 6 C. County Character and Population ......................................................................................................... 7 D. Existing Public Parks and Recreation System ....................................................................................... 8 II. Recreation, Parks, and Open Space ................................................................................................ 11 A. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 11 B. Existing System of Public Parks, Recreation Areas, and Open Spaces ................................................ 16 C. Responsibilities and Resources of County Departments .................................................................... 20 D. Level of Service Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 27 E. Key Findings of all Analysis .................................................................................................................. 45 F. Goals and Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 46 III. Natural Resource Land Conservation ............................................................................................. 49 A. Existing Landscape and Resources ...................................................................................................... 49 B. Natural Resource Land Conservation Goals........................................................................................ 52 C. Natural Resource Conservation Programs .......................................................................................... 54 D. Evaluation of Natural Resource Land Conservation Programs ........................................................... 57 IV. Agricultural Land Preservation ...................................................................................................... 59 A. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 59 B. Agricultural Land Preservation Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 60 C. Agricultural Land Preservation Programs in Calvert County .............................................................. 61 D. Evaluation of Agricultural Land Preservation Implementation Program ........................................... 70 E. Goals and Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 72 V. Cultural and Historic Resource Conservation .................................................................................. 73 A. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 73 B. Cultural and Historic Resource Goals .................................................................................................. 74 C. Implementation Program ................................................................................................................... 75 Appendix A: Demographic Profile ...................................................................................................... 77 Appendix B: Recreation Trends Influencing Calvert County ................................................................ 91 Appendix C: Land Preservation, Parks, and Recreation (LPPRP) Survey Results ................................. 129 Appendix D: Parks and Recreation Inventory ................................................................................... 141 Appendix E: Full Size Maps ............................................................................................................... 145 Appendix F: Statewide Goals ............................................................................................................ 167 Appendix G: Parks and Recreation Department Capital Improvement Program ............................... 169 ii Calvert County, Maryland Table of Tables Table 1: Calvert County General Demographic Characteristics .................................................................... 8 Table 2: State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources Lands ........................................................ 17 Table 3: Parks and Recreation Division FY2017 Operations Budget ........................................................... 22 Table 4: Natural Resources Division FY2017 Operations Budget ............................................................... 22 Table 5: DNR Facility Operation and Programming Budget and Expenses FY2016 .................................... 23 Table 6: Parks and Recreation Division Revenue and Expenses FY2017 .................................................... 24 Table 7: Chesapeake Hills Golf Course Funding FY2017 –Parks and Recreation Division .......................... 24 Table 8: FY2017 Recreation Resources Capital Improvement Funding ...................................................... 25 Table 9: 2012 and 2007 U.S. Census of Agriculture Highlights ................................................................... 59 Table 10: 2015 Calvert County General Demographic Profile 2015 ........................................................... 77 Table 11: County Household Spending on Recreation, Fitness, and Leisure Activities .............................. 96 Table 12: Water Recreation Participation by Activity (in thousands) (6 years of age or older) ............... 106 Table 13: Top 10 National Fitness Trends for 2015 Compared to 2007 .................................................... 108 Table 14: Ten-Year History of Sports Participation (in millions) 2005-2014 ............................................. 119 Table of Figures Figure 1: Word Cloud Responses - What do you like best/love about Calvert County? .............................. 5 Figure 2: Parks and Recreation Division Major Expenses and Revenues FY2016 ....................................... 23 Figure 3: Estimated Adult Participation 2016 – Top Activities in Calvert County ....................................... 31 Figure 4: Natural Resources Division Organizational Chart FY 2017 .......................................................... 56 Figure 5: Calvert County, Maryland Population Growth Trend .................................................................. 78 Figure 6: Population Age Distribution 2015 ................................................................................................ 79 Figure 7: Racial and Ethnic Character 2015 ...............................................................................................
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