On November 7, 2007 Butte County Development Services staff Tim Snellings, Dan Breedon and Chuck Thistlethwaite met with Durham Recreation and Park District Manager Jim Brinson, Feather River Recreation and Park District Manager Bob Sharkey, Paradise Recreation and Park District Manager Mike Trinca, and Chico Area Recreation and Park District Manager Steve Visconti to discuss the General Plan 2030 process and park district issues. Because Butte County does not have a separate Parks and Recreation Department, and does not operate or maintain park facilities, coordination with each of the districts located within Butte County is critical to future planning. Each district manager was provided a Butte County General Plan 2030 Briefing Book and Setting and Trends Report CD, which directors were encouraged to review and comment upon, especially with respect to Chapter 8, Recreation. Directors discussed planning for future facilities in the unincorporated area and ensuring that the County and districts coordinated policies and laws, such as the Quimby Act, for the maintenance of existing parks and new parks that may develop during the life of the new General Plan. Directors recommended coordination between the Butte County General Plan 2030 process and State Parks long range plans. Because most districts cross jurisdictional boundaries between the 5 incorporated cities and the County, Directors expressed an interest in attending future individual City/County “one-on-one” General Plan 2030 meetings to coordinate future plans.

For more information about Butte County General Plan 2030, please visit http://www.buttegeneralplan.net today. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Dan Breedon at 530-538-7629 or me at 530-538-6821.