Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan
LAND PRESERVATION, PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND WASHINGTON COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION December, 2005 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This Plan was prepared by the Washington County Planning Department and updates the 1998 Land Preservation and Recreation Plan. The completion of the Plan was assisted by the Washington County Parks and Recreation Department and advisory board. In addition, the input and comments of citizens, municipal officials, groups, and organizations is gratefully acknowledged. WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Gregory I. Snook, President William J. Wivell, Vice-President James F. Kercheval John C. Munson Doris J. Nipps WASHINGTON COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION RECREATION AND PARKS BOARD James F. Kercheval, Ex Offico Doris Nipps, Ex-Offico Donald Ardinger, Chair Albert Deal George Anikis Angela Kershner R. Ben Clopper Ed Masood Bernard Moser Deborah Murphy, Chair Linda Parrish Gerald Poffenberger Terry Reiber William Sterner Dave Barr PLANNING STAFF CONTRIBUTORS Stephen T.Goodrich, Senior Planner William V. Stachoviak, Park & Environmental Planner Debra Eckard, Administrative Secretary Jennifer Kinzer, GIS Analyst Plan Adopted 2006 The Washington County Land Preservation, Parks, and Recreation Plan is hereby adopted on , 2006, by the County Commissioners of Washington County. _________________________________________ Gregory I. Snook, President _________________________________________ William J. Wivell, Vice-President __________________________________________ James S. Kercheval _________________________________________ John C. Munson _________________________________________ Doris J. Nipps TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Excutive Summary 1 CHAPTER I: Introduction -- Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan A. Purposes 3 B. Definitions, Planning Act Visions 4 CHAPTER II: LOCAL PLAN FRAMEWORK A. County Description 5 B. Demographics 7 C. Comprehensive Plan Framework- 11 Agriculture, Forest Land Preservation 11 D.
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