FOR THE FUTURE OF HELENA AREA
PARKS.M-T-N'S JONATH
AMBARIAN HAS MORE ON THE
QUESTIONS THEY'RE ASKING THE
PUBLIC T
ANSWER.###




{HELENA AND LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY ARE TURNING TO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VOICE IN
THE FUTURE OF
PARKS AND RECREATION.”}{THEY'RE
CONDUCTING A SURVEY THIS
MONTH.}{ASKING
RESIDENTS HOW THEY USE PARKS AND
OPEN SPACE, AND WHAT THEY THINK
CAN BE IMPROVED.}{CG: AMY
TEEGARDEN, HELENA PARKS
RECREATION DIRECTOR}{“EXISTING
FACILITIES, ARE WE
PROVIDING ENOUGH? WHAT ISN'T
BEING PROVIDED? WHAT IS THE
SATISFACTION WITH THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE? IS THERE A WILLINGNESS
TO PAY MORE FOR MORE
FACILITIES?}{35-HUNDRED RANDOMLY
SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE
THE SURVEY.}{OTHERS WILL BE ABLE
TO TAKE IT ONLINE,
STARTING JUNE
15-TH.}{“EVERYONE'S
PARTICIPATION IS
APPRECIATED.”}{THE CITY
AND COUNTY ARE BOTH UPDATING
THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PARKS
PLANS.}{THEY'VE ALREAD
BEEN CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS TO
GET PUBLIC INPUT ABOUT LOCAL
PARKS.}{“THIS SURVEY IS A
FOLLOW-UP BASED ON WHAT WE HEARD
AT THE FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS,
SOME MORE SPECIF
QUESTIONS.”}{LEADERS WILL TAKE
THE ANSWERS FROM THE SURVEY INTO
ACCOUNT, AS THEY SET GOALS F
THE
COMING YEARS.}{“THIS IS A VISION
FOR THE FUTURE.”}{IN HELENA,
JONATHON AMBARIA
M-T-N NEWS.}{###}




[***MFROST***]LEADERS HOPE TO
FINISH THE FIRST PHASE OF THEIR
PARKS PL
REVISION BY MID-AUGUST.THEY WILL
THEN TURN TO THE SECOND PHASE,
WHICH WILL INCLUDE MORE SPECIFIC
INITIATIVES AND TIMELINES.###




[***MFROST***]FISH WILDLIFE AND
