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? Inspiring public discussion of <br /> general park issues and how to <br /> approach them <br /> ~ ~ ~ ? Ins inn donations or uncoverin <br /> i P g g <br /> r otherfunding opportunities through <br /> { t ~~r; networkin <br /> g Raising awareness of , <br /> j ~ ~ ~ ? Building a stronger community by the park carries a ' <br /> ' ' brin m diverse se ments of the <br /> ~ ~ g g g number of benefits <br /> <br /> ~I ~ community together over a for the park and the <br /> ` common theme community <br /> ~ ~ <br /> ` Goal 4: Uncover issues and adopt <br /> policies to address them <br /> In the course of engaging the public and <br /> assessing their values, current issues are ' <br /> - uncovered. The master plan is an <br /> opportunity to discuss these issues in <br /> ~ detail, and it affords a means of <br /> _ developing and adopting policies that <br /> are able to address them in the most <br /> sensitive and informed way. It creates <br /> opportunities for face-to-face <br /> discussions with stakeholder groups, <br /> r <br /> j Children playing in Skinner Butte Park and at the same time allows the <br /> meaningful incorporation of the opinions - <br /> energy and resources on the most of the broader community. <br /> important projects, and outlines a logical ' <br /> sequence of future steps towards Goal 5: Realign mission of parks to <br /> realization of the overall vision. match needs and values of the <br /> community <br /> Goal 3: Involve the public and raise Ideally, parks reflect the character of the <br /> awareness of this valuable surrounding neighborhood and <br /> j resource community. Keeping stepwith the needs <br /> With the public involvement tools and values of the people that shape that <br /> j available, a key goal of the master character cannot be done without <br /> planning process is to engage the engaging the community in a sincere <br /> community in a detailed discussion of ,and proactive manner. Although the ; <br /> ~ the park. To get people involved with values of the community as a whole can <br /> the park, to ask them to take a close, often be seen as athread throughoutthe <br /> hard look, to see the potential, and then parks system, it is a challenge to assess r- , <br /> to collectively record what they saw, is the overall values of the entire <br /> not simply a goal of the process, it is community around a particular park. <br /> the process. Raising awareness carries This is especially true for a resource as <br /> a number of benefits for Skinner Butte unique and diverse as Skinner Butte <br /> Park and parks in general. Here are just Park. Therefore, an up-to-date measure <br /> a few of these benefits: of the community's needs and values is <br /> needed to incorporate them directly into - <br /> ? Increasing positive, legitimate park the mission of the park. It provides clear 1: <br /> use steps for bringing people's overall values <br /> r. <br /> I, ? Increasing the pool of volunteer and park values into alignment. <br /> resources <br /> ? Increasing overall awareness of <br /> parks and public land resources <br /> 4 Chapter I: Overvierw & Summary <br /> <br />