Every six years the State Recreation and Conservation Office requires cities to update their PRO Plans to compete for grants. Bellingham’s last major update was 2020, with minor changes done in 2023 . The 2023 update addresses PRO Plan Section 5.5, Trails, and Appendix D, the six-year Capital Facilities Plan. Public sessions with the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and Greenways Advisory Committee were held on various topics throughout the summer, with preliminary drafts due in the Fall for a Planning Commission public hearing. As a docketed Comprehensive Plan amendment, this project requires legislative review by the Planning Commission and City Council.
Approved Plan
City Council Final Draft Document
- 2023 October 16, City Council Public Hearing
- PRO Plan – February Draft with redlines (PDF)
- Appendices A-F (PDF)
Planning Commission Review
2020
- PRO Plan – November Draft with redlines (PDF)
- Appendix A – Park Classifications (PDF)
- Appendix B – Existing Facilities (PDF)
- Appendix C – Proposed Facilities (PDF)
- Appendix D – Capital Facilities Plan (PDF)
- Appendix E – Revenue Source Descriptions (PDF)
- Appendix F – Public Survey Results (PDF)
Planning Process
- Staff Workshop June 6, 2019
- PRAB/GAC Workshop #1, June 4, 2019
- PRAB/GAC Workshop #2, July 11, 2019
- Public Survey Results (PDF)
- Full text survey results (PDF)
- Presentation to PRAB on Key Recommendations, September 11, 2019 (PDF)
- Public Open House Presentation, September 19, 2019 (PDF)
- Working Drafts:
- Chapter 1:
Introduction, Principles, Goals and Objectives (PDF) - Chapter 2:
Community Setting (PDF) - Chapter 3:
Existing Facilities (PDF) - Chapter 5: Recommendations (PDF)
Draft PRO Plan October 2019 (PDF)
- Chapter 1:
- MNAC Presentation October 16, 2019 (PDF)
- City Council Status Report November 4, 2019
