On Wednesday, Oct. 29, the NCPRD Board of Directors unanimously adopted a new comprehensive 2025 System Plan for the district. This new System Plan charts the course for the next 20 years, providing guidance and direction on the future of parks and recreation within NCPRD.

The plan was shaped through extensive community engagement efforts and rigorous data analysis to identify current and future priorities. Key components of the Plan include:

• District analysis and benchmarking

• Community engagement findings

• Updated mission, vision, themes and goals

• Priority areas for improvements within the district

• A list of capital improvement projects

• Action items to guide implementation of the plan

Well over 3,000 community members along with the District Advisory Committee, stakeholder groups, and many community organizations and partners helped to shape the 2025 System Plan. The planning process provided numerous opportunities, both in person and online, for residents to provide their input on their parks and recreation wants and needs.  

The last adopted System Plan was in 2004, with an update in 2015 that was not finalized due to changes in the District boundary. Since that time, community demographics have changed, as have national and regional trends in Parks and Recreation offerings. This 2025 System Plan responds to those changes and serves as a current guide for District decision making.

The System Plan process began in December 2023 and was completed in October 2025.