The 2030 Comprehensive Plan is now being updated to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan:
the 2030 goals on greenspace levels should be clear in the 2040 goals
the 2030 goals on greenspace levels should be clear in the 2040 goals
Here are the upcoming 2040 Comprehensive Plan meeting dates.
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Parkland Goals for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan based on the 2030 Comprehensive Plan
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$40 Million Park Bond an Important First Step
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2030 Comprehensive Plan: Park Purchasing Goals
- Currently Cobb County parks per people ratio is below the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) standard minimum of 6.25 acres of preserved greenspace per 1,000 people. The NRPA standard is 6.25-10.5 acres per 1,000 people.
- To achieve the lowest standard of 6.25 acres per 1,000 people, Cobb County needs to purchase at least 1,448 acres before 2030. The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) standard is 6.25-10.5 acres per 1,000 people, so more land should be purchased to get the amount of preserved land closer to 10 acres per 1,000 people.
- Cobb County should continue its earlier plan to purchase properties selected as ideal locations for parkland, but also take an active role in identifying more land to preserve for Cobb residents. The future health and well-being of the Cobb residents depend on this.
- Cobb County has only 6.2% of all county land preserved in either parks or greenspace, yet the standard is at least 10%, and in 2000, Cobb County became a partner to the state-wide Georgia Greenspace Program to preserve 20% of all county land.
- The Georgia Greenspace Program became the Georgia Land Conservation Program, which offers grants to counties taking steps to save county land.