Anchorage-based Corvus Design will be paid nearly $70,000 to develop a master plan for Kenai’s Parks and Recreation Department, a document expected to guide the next 20 years of outdoors and recreation development in the city, after approval Wednesday by the Kenai City Council.
A master plan, Kenai City Manager Terry Eubank said during the meeting, is a detailed account of what Kenai’s residents, government and parks and recreation department want to see developed over the coming decades. He said the department has already spent considerable time appraising all of its parks and open spaces to provide to the contractors.
Tyler Best, Kenai’s parks and recreation director, said that the department and Corvus will spend the next year developing the plan before returning it to the city council in January 2026. He said there will be several meetings to solicit community ideas and feedback, a survey process, and other avenues to collect information.
The plan, Eubank said, will then be used to drive Kenai’s administration and city council in implementing plans to meet needs and desires.
“We’re trying to engage through multiple avenues with all the people in Kenai and what they want to see in the city’s parks and rec, say, for the next 20 years,” he said. “I hope that the public takes the opportunity to participate in these things, because it really is about listening to them and getting their voice so we understand what the community is looking for.”
Council member Sovala Kisena said that the proposed plan and the award of the contract is the result of years of work by several parks and recreation directors. He said he’s excited to see the plan develop in response to community feedback and desires.
The council adopted a resolution authorizing the contract for $69,866.75 to Corvus by unanimous consent.
A full recording of the meeting is available on the City of Kenai Public Meetings YouTube channel.
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