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San Juan County Parks & Recreation Commission

Parks, Recreation, and Preserved Lands Plan

Click below to open the individual chapters of interest (Adobe® Acrobat® file).

Section I: Introduction, Section II: County Parks, Land Bank, and Public Works Overview, Section III: San Juan County Profile, Section IV: Existing Resources, Section V: Analysis of Needs, Section VI: Action Plan, Section VII: Capital Improvement Plan, Appendix A: Public Meetings, Appendix B: Survey, Appendix B: Comments, Appendix C: Media Campaign, Appendix D: Public Correspondence, Appendix E: Capital Facilities Inventories Update, Appendix F: Planning documents and Web links.

Background

"The Mission of the San Juan County Parks and Recreation Commission is to provide and maintain quality parks and recreational opportunities that respond to the needs of residents and visitors, are in keeping with the natural character and beauty of the islands, are consistent with state and county statutes and which foster good stewardship of County lands."

The San Juan County Parks and Recreation Commission is a seven member volunteer commission appointed by the County Council. The Parks Commission is made up of two members each from San Juan, Orcas and Lopez Islands and one member from Shaw Island. Commission members are asked to serve a six-year term on the basis of their interest and experience n promoting park activities in San Juan County.

Regular meetings of the Parks Commission are held on the third Thursday of each month in Friday Harbor, unless otherwise ordered by the Executive Committee. Alternately, meetings may be held on Orcas, Lopez, and Shaw Islands as needed.

Parks and Recreation Commission Members

  • Gilbert Blinn, Chair, Orcas Island
  • Kyle Davies, Vice Chair, San Juan Island
  • Cy Field, Shaw Island
  • Vacant, Lopez Island
  • Johannes Krieger, San Juan Island
  • Ann Palmer, Lopez Island
  • Sandy Playa, Orcas Island