Sign for "James Park" in front of a grassy area and trees.

Brunswick, OH Parks and Recreation Master Plan (2024)

Why

Local officials had a desire to start focusing more on park and recreation opportunities in Brunswick, Ohio. As part of that effort, they wanted to have a comprehensive community involvement process to identify what residents want to spend money on and/or what local officials should be focusing on. As a result, it was decided to develop a new Parks and Recreation Master Plan for the 16-park system.

HOW

Zec Eight Insights partnered with Designing Local for the planning process. Zec Eight Insights focused on performing operational analyses. Specifically, Zec Eight Insights led the department through a situational analysis and comparison activity. Customized benchmarking was performed related to existing facility levels of service, program areas, staffing levels, funding sources, capital improvement spending, and other operational metrics.

What

The final Parks and Recreation Master Plan included recommendations to further define the department’s level of service metrics while also identifying operational gaps that should be explored throughout the plan’s useful lifecycle.

Reference
Matt Leasure, Principal
Designing Local, Ltd.
(614) 893-7178
matt@designinglocal.com
20 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215