Press Release
The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) has scheduled six public planning workshops in July to gather public input on the agency's “Parks and Recreation for All” (or “PARFA”) 10-year Comprehensive Master Plan.
The PARFA planning process is currently underway, and CCPRC staff, consultants, and Commissioners are working to gather community goals and recommendations for the agency's parks and facilities, open spaces, trails, programming and land acquisition strategies through 2033. Public feedback is vital to the success of the plan, and all interested members of the general public are encouraged to attend any of the July workshops.
Public Planning Workshops will be held on the following dates:
Tuesday, July 19th from 6 – 7:30 pm
- Wando Mount Pleasant Library
- Otranto Road Library in North Charleston
Wednesday, July 20th from 6 – 7:30 pm
- Main Library in downtown Charleston
- St. Paul's Hollywood Library
Thursday, July 21st from 6 – 7:30 pm
- St. James Santee Elementary School in McClellanville
- St. John's High School on Johns Island
These general public workshops will be a drop-in style format, and CCPRC encourages attendees to stop by any time during the scheduled meeting time. Attendees will get an introduction to CCPRC, CCPRC programs and facilities, the PARFA comprehensive planning process, and preliminary findings from the planning process. CCPRC is working to identify park and recreation priorities for the next ten years, and welcomes all feedback and suggestions for improving the quality of life of Charleston County residents, in accordance with its mission. As an added bonus, CCPRC will have cool treats (e.g., ice cream, snow cones) available for all workshop attendees!
Community Engagement
This title of the plan, “Parks and Recreation for ALL,” points to the importance of creating a truly inclusive and community-driven planning process where the recommendations are directly informed by community priorities, needs and ideas. An additional opportunity for public input is through CCPRC's 2022 Community Survey, available at ccprc.com/PARFA. A printed/paper version of the survey will be available at the July public workshops.
Other public engagement measures for the PARFA plan include targeted community-scale workshops; pop-up-style information stations; and focus group meetings with community advocacy groups, existing and potential public and non-profit partners, park and recreation-oriented businesses, mobility and accessibility advocacy groups, and cultural and natural resource agencies and organizations. For more information about the PARFA planning process, upcoming events and ways to participate, visit ccprc.com/PARFA.
