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In November of 1999, the county contracted with recreation
consultants J. "Swede" Frauson and Harold Moses to conduct a
consolidation study on recreation for Sampson County.
The study focused on the county’s current recreational structure and
assessed the needs of the community then made recommendations that would
improve services and enrich the lives of county residents. Following the
recommendations of the consultants, the County Commissioners
hired a Countywide Recreation Director in May of 2001 to implement a
countywide recreation program.
2002
The countywide recreation program is in the early stages as
it begins to build from the ground floor up. It will take several years to
fully implement the total countywide recreation program. Countywide
programming is projected to start in the budget year 2002-03 with unified
playing rules and regulations in each park district. The Board of
Commissioners has appointed a Countywide
Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board to assist in the development of the program.
2004
The Sampson
County Park
and Recreation Department and the County Commissioners
recognized the need to develop a Comprehensive Master Plan for recreation
and parks to enhance the quality of life for its residents. The master plan process assessed the current
and future parks and recreation needs of the county and established a plan
of action to accomplish the recommended goals and meet the identified needs
for Sampson County. The Comprehensive Plan will address the
needs of the citizens as they relate to park and recreation programs and
facilities offered over the next ten (10) years.
The county
hires Joel Moulin, Landscape Architect and Kathy Hamilton-Brown, CPRP to
develop the Comprehensive
Parks and Recreation
Master Plan.
They will inventory the existing
programs and facilities, determine the county’s unmet recreation needs
through a public participation process, and establish the framework to
improve the county park and recreation system by making recommendations to
enhance and expand recreation facilities, programs, and policies.
2005
The County
Commissioners adopt the completed Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan in July 2005. In November 2005 the Department receives
a $500,000 PARTF Matching Grant (N.C.
Parks and Recreation Trust Fund)
to develop the first county park in Sampson County.
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