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Diverse population groups not currently represented <br />Children and young people <br />Elderly people <br />Residents in the local and regional area's <br />Government Officials/City and County Staff <br />Outcomes anticipated by the engagement process associated with the development <br />of this master plan are as follows: <br />Build positive relationships with local communities/residents. <br />Build awareness of the County's regional park and trail system. <br />Build community ownership of and understanding of the park and the <br />County's planning process. <br />Identify community priorities and expectations for the future of the park. <br />COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS <br />The County developed a "Plan Your Parks" marketing strategy to share the master <br />plan amendment projects with community members, local cities, staff and other <br />governmental agencies for feedback and input. Multi-lingual postings, e-mail blasts, <br />social media, and pop-up events were included within the strategy and different <br />methods of engagement were employed to understand what works best for different <br />community groups. <br />Plan Your Parks - Voting <br />The County placed static picture boards on easels at <br />different locations throughout the county, i.e. Driver's <br />License Center, Library, etc., to share the proposed <br />projects and allow the public to share their preferred <br />park amenities, preferred trail surfacing, ways of <br />accessing the parks and park safety. Refer to Figure 12. <br />This method was considered successful in the amount of <br />responses received, but unsuccessful in that this method <br />could not track actual number of respondents or if <br />underserved populations were participating. <br />FIGURE 12 <br />3/6/2017 Mississippi West Regional Park Master Plan Amendment 12 <br />