BEDFORD — Bedford County will soon have a park master plan to help maintain and improve public parks, fulfilling a strategic priority.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved the acceptance of a proposal from Salem-based Halcyon Planning & Design to create a park master plan.
With three large regional parks and many other smaller public park areas to maintain, the Bedford County Parks and Recreation Department knew a master plan was needed, and the board of supervisors identified it as a strategic priority last year. After vetting four proposals, parks and rec staff, with the recreation advisory board, recommended Halcyon as the preferred company.
The master plan’s focus primarily will be on facilities and other physical needs at public park sites more than programming, according to county documents.
Public input is an important component of developing a parks master plan, and the firm’s plans to involve …