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BLACK BAY PARK

OUTREACH

By encouraging public and stakeholder participation throughout the design process, a sense of ownership is developed amongst participants that can
lead to overall acceptance of design and support for public funding, and a streamlined approval and implementation process. The Vision Plan process
created a series of outreach experiences that were unique and memorable. These events enticed the community, not only to come out and enjoy the
experience, but gave them a variety of ways to participate in the process. This process enabled us to build upon past studies while learning first hand
what is distinctive about Black Bay Park, and how these unique qualities could be transformed to create a unified vision for the Park. Through a series
of community meetings, site visits, and talking with local parks and recreation staff; information was gathered to have a thorough understanding of
important needs of the site and its visitors.

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