You are invited! Great Parks is kicking off a process to complete Park and Facilities Master Plans for every Great Park. The process divides the parks into three geographic planning regions: West, Central, and East. This fall, you are invited to participate in planning for the west region. Please find us at the following events […]

We’ve officially wrapped up the second round of community engagement, which included in-person Community Visioning Workshops held throughout the Great Parks of Hamilton County in May and an online workshop. Click here to read more about the in-person workshops. From the feedback received at the fall workshops that were held in 2017, which you can […]

Thank you for your feedback Thank you again to everyone who attended the second round of Community Visioning Workshops that were held throughout the Great Parks of Hamilton County in May. At the workshops, the planning team shared their draft recommendations based on previous community engagement feedback. The purpose of the second round of workshops […]

Welcome to the Great Parks of Hamilton County Comprehensive Master Plan Online Community Workshop #2! Thanks to everyone who visited one of four in-person community workshops in May! If you weren’t able to join us, or you have more ideas to share, you can still participate here in the online workshop. The information presented here […]

Please join us for one or more of the four upcoming community events for the Great Parks of Hamilton County Comprehensive Master Plan. The events are “Open House” style. Please attend at your convenience and stay as long as you like! Based on planning analysis, national trends data, local comparison, and community engagement to date, […]

Over the past several months, the planning team has been analyzing the great feedback we received from the October Community Workshops Series and collecting data to help form preliminary recommendations for the plan. In addition to the fall community workshops, our team has conducted and begun analyzing a statistically valid survey of 800+ community members […]

The first community visioning workshops have wrapped up, which you can read all about here. The planning team also conducted a volunteer stakeholder meeting on November 28th that was attended by 60 Great Parks volunteers. The volunteers are very knowledgeable about the parks system, so they provided some valuable feedback! Check out a few photos from […]

Wrapping Up the Workshops Thank you again to everyone who attended the Community Visioning Workshops that were held throughout Hamilton County in October. Nearly 100 community members attended the series of four workshops. Also, thank you to the more than 200 people who participated in the online workshop. All the workshop participants shared their valuable […]

Welcome to the Great Parks Comprehensive Master Plan! As someone who lives in or visits Hamilton County, sharing your ideas and experience is essential to understanding the needs of our community and shaping a community-driven vision for the future of our parks. Please sign up for project updates and visit our participate page to get […]

In this first phase of the planning process, the planning team will meet with key stakeholders for round table interview discussions. These small group discussions will engage representatives of various user groups, interest groups, residents, organizations, GPHC partners, volunteers, recreation groups, government agencies, schools/institutions, and sponsors, etc. These interviews will help the consultant team understand the specific […]