Use the following information gathered by the KEC Working Group to inform your own comments (Inventory & Assessment section) here: PROS Plan Public Comment Form

Parks Advisory Board

The Parks Advisory Board (PAB) seems to be sidelined throughout the Draft PROS Plan. The PAB needs to be properly included in the development of the PROS Plan and its role presented in the Plan.  

The PAB, established through Kitsap County Code (Chapter 10.12), is an important body in the operations and governance of the Parks and Recreation Department. The Parks website says that the PAB “functions as an interface between the community and the county. The Board provides advice to the Commissioners and the Director of Parks concerning the acquisition, development, and administration of parks and recreation facilities throughout the County.” Yet, the PAB seems to be sidelined in the plan. For example,

• The information presented to the public through the presentations being given in February and March 2025 are misleading in this regard. The PAB is listed as one of the stakeholder interview groups (slide 11 of PROS presentation), yet the Plan does not include it.
• Table 3-1 (p.50) does not include the PAB as one of the stakeholder groups interviewed. It is not included in Appendix H where stakeholder interviews are summarized (pp. 756-758). 
• Pages 39 – 41 of the PROS Plan draft presents the Operations & Governance of the Parks Department. The PAB is not involved in the operations or governance of the Parks Department. 
• There is no indication in the Plan that the PAB was given early versions of the PROS plan for its review. As the key advisory group for the Parks Department, it should have an important role in the development of the written document.

Use this information gathered by the KEC Working Group to inform your own comments (Inventory & Assessment section) here: PROS Plan Public Comment Form

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