San Juan County Commission will consider awarding contract for outdoor rec master plan
County received grant to cover two-thirds of cost of plan's development
San Juan County commissioners will meet Tuesday in Aztec to consider awarding a contract to an Albuquerque firm to develop a master plan for outdoor recreation in the county.
Commissioners will vote on a proposal to award a contract for $99,999 to the Pland Collaborative of Albuquerque, a landscape architecture and planning firm, to help put the plan together. The county received a grant for $66,666 from the state late last year to help pay for the project, and the county will provide $33,333 in matching funds, according to county spokesman Devin Neeley.
County officials are interested in exploring what outdoor recreation opportunities may exist for McGee Park and other areas, Neeley said, and the plan is designed to answer those questions. He said the process of generating the plan likely would include a series of public meetings, and an online survey could be conducted to generate public input.
The process of creating the plan is expected to take 11 months, he said.
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The commission will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 in the commission chambers at the San Juan County Administration Building, 100 S. Oliver Drive in Aztec. The meeting is open to the public and also will be streamed live on the county’s YouTube page.
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