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On November 15, 2023, the City's Parks & Trails Master Plan consultant, Cameron McCarthy Landscaping & Planning, presented to the City Council and Planning Commission in a joint session. Earlier, in October, a Planner from Cameron McCarthy visited Molalla and toured all parkland both developed and undeveloped (they had already reviewed a great deal of information on Molalla Parks including the existing plan and recently completed projects). The preliminary findings from that visit, along with area demographics were reviewed in a presentation available in the important documents section of this page at this link: https://current.cityofmolalla.com/22468/widgets/74137/documents/49369
This marked the formal kickoff of the Parks & Trails Master Planning process!
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As with most long-term planning processes in cities the size of Molalla, there aren't enough resources to dedicate to them. So, consultants are hired which both brings the skills and experience of a subject matter expert to bear on the project, while also remaining fiscally responsible through avoidance of hiring additional staff.
On 8/17/23 Cameron McCarthy Landscape Architecture & Planning was hired to perform Molalla's Parks Master Plan update! The work of this esteemed firm can be seen in many places throughout the Pacific Northwest. For more information, check out their webpage: https://www.cameronmccarthy.com/.
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The City's Parks & Trails Plan has reached the end of it's usable life. Most infrastructure plans are for a 20-year planning window with a 10-year update timeline, parks are half of that at a 10-year planning window with 5-year updates... Molalla's plan has not been updated in 10-years!
With that in mind City Staff proposed, and the Council and Budget Committee approved, a budget to update the plan in order to (amongst other things) continue the orderly development of Molalla Parks, ensure access to grant funds for parks projects, gauge community desires for how to develop the parks, and implement code language to ensure developers are dedicating their fair share of parklands to the system.
To view the existing Parks & Trails Master Plan, see "Important Documents" on this page or at this link: https://current.cityofmolalla.com/22468/widgets/74137/documents/49368
