Goals

• Preserving the County's beauty for the benefit of residents as well as tourists
• Promoting the creation and protection of parks, open and natural spaces, and a variety of recreational and cultural facilities concomitant with new development
• Encouraging and providing opportunities for active recreation to enhanbce physical futness and enable more people to enjoy what Morgan County has to offer

NOTICE: The May meeting will be on May 23rd at 7:00PM at the Rescue Squad Building.

Objectives

• Encouraging the creation of neighborhood parks within developments, and the linking of open spaces among residential developments to create larger, contiguous undeveloped areas
• Supporting acquisition of additional park land as well as rights of way for hiking and biking trails
• Protecting existing sites and facilities such as the Widmeyer Running and Walking Track, the Observatory, and the Rt. 522 Ball Complex
• Encouraging development of a countywide parks and recreation plan to assess future demand for various types of recreation (e.g. golf, swimming, bowling, a community recreation center with an indoor pool, and a separate, safe trail system for recreational ATV’s) and prioritize the identified needs
• Supporting expansion of recreational activities along the county’s waterways
• Encouraging local governments and the school system to coordinate sports activities to ensure efficient use of field space
• Supporting completion of the community park and consideration of the creation of an interpretive center and trail system in Paw Paw
• Supporting the Travel Berkeley Springs Convention and Visitors’ Bureau as a means of advancing tourism
• Promoting the George Washington Heritage Trail through the Corridor Management Plan
• Continuing to work with the National Park Service on completion of the C&O Canal trail