DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Adoption Of 2050 Parks, Greenways, And Natural Systems Vision Plan
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Dakota County Parks Department has been updating the previous 2030 Parks System Plan with the 2050 Parks, Greenways, and Natural Systems Vision Plan (Vision Plan); and
WHEREAS, the plan frames future work and investment in Dakota County’s parks, greenways, and natural systems for the next 25 years; and
WHEREAS, the updated vision is “Nature Protected, Community Reflected, All Are Connected”; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 25-196 (April 22, 2025), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners (County Board) authorized the Vision Plan to be released for public review April 22 - May 20, 2025; and
WHEREAS, for the most part, feedback was supportive; and
WHEREAS, the plan document has been revised to reflect public comment; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2025, the Dakota County Planning Commission recommended adoption of the Vision Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the 2050 Parks, Greenways, and Natural Systems Vision Plan.
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