Centralia Parks and Recreation Master Plan - City of Centralia, WA

Examples of special facilities within Centralia include the outdoor
swimming pool at Pearl Street, a small landscaped area in
Washington Street Park commemorating the original location of
George Washington's home, the Washington Lawn Cemetery,
and the Armory Hills open space which is not currently in
operation.
3F. Service Standards
The plan identifies a combined standard of 14.5 acres per 1,000
population for neighborhood and community parks and natural
areas. Within the combined acre standard, the preferred
distribution is 8.5 acres for neighborhood and community parks
and 6 acres for natural areas and open space corridors. For the
purpose of calculating the level of service for park and open
space lands, special facilities are excluded from the inventory.
While these facilities serve a significant and growing need, special
facilities, such as a display garden, are by definition unique to the
parks inventory. The level of service standard for Centralia, in
turn, focuses on those active and passive recreation sites without
barriers of entry.
Service Standards
Parks Natural Areas Trails
Level of Service Standard 8.5 acres/1,000 6 acres/1,000 0.5 miles/1,000
Desired Distribution ½ mile radius NA 1 mile
3G. Modifications to Park System Classification
from 1991 Plan
In the 1991 Parks Plan and the 1998 Comprehensive Plan, a
number of classifications were identified (mini-parks, linear parks,
etc.), and this plan proposes to simplify the classification system
to fewer facility types with the intent of having greater public
understanding of the park system and the corresponding park
standards. The following table illustrates which facility types are
proposed for combination with the corresponding acreage
standards.
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