January 22, Voice Your Opinion to the City

From the City of Virginia Beach
Department of Parks and Recreation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Jan. 17, 200 2007

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brian Solis (757) 385-1109

Monday, January 22 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Agriculture Conference Room, Building 14, 2nd Floor
Virginia Beach Municipal Center

(Virginia Beach, VA) City of Virginia Beach Department of Parks & Recreation would like citizens’ input regarding preserving open space in the community.
Please attend the next meeting of the Open Space Subcommittee of the Parks and Recreation Commission on Monday, January 22 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm in the Agriculture Conference Room, Building 14 on the 2nd floor. For more information about this public meeting, please contact the Department of Parks & Recreation at 385-1100.

The concept of an Open Space Program was initiated through City Council's vision, the 1998 City Council-appointed Open Space Advisory Committee's recommendations, and Virginia Beach residents' desire to create a program for preserving open space through a strategic process.

The foundation for the Open Space Program was created by identifying and prioritizing potential open space sites throughout the City to serve future outdoor recreational public purposes: to preserve Cultural and Natural Areas; to preserve and provide public access to Greenways, Beaches and Scenic Waterways; to provide land for future Parks and Athletic Facilities; and to provide connectivity to community resources through Trails. Those priorities were published in the Virginia Beach Outdoors Plan 2000 Update, "An Initiative to Preserve Open Space for Physical and Visual Enjoyment." Over 1,000 Virginia Beach residents were involved in helping staff develop the recommendations of the 2000 Update.