Fort Worden State Park Part II

 In September 2008 Washington State Parks completed Part II of its long-range planning effort for Fort Worden State Park. The effort culminated with Commission adoption of three planning documents:

• Fort Worden Site and Facilities Use and Development Plan
• Fort Worden Business and Operations Implementation Plan
• Fort Worden Guidelines for Rehabilitation

Stage One – Identify Issues & Concerns

The purpose of this stage is to understand what is important to the park community, what to change or save in the state park. This helps get a sense of the range and type of issues that need to be considered through the planning process.

Stage Two – Exploring Alternative Approaches

At this stage, the planning team suggests potential alternative approaches to address the various issues and concerns raised by people in stage one. No preferred alternative is established, rather this is an opportunity to understand the range of possibilities.

Stage Three – Preparing Preliminary Recommendations

The best ideas from the alternative approaches developed in stage two are combined into a preliminary plan in this stage. The plan includes recommendations for use and development of land, changes to property boundaries and ways to address issues raised during the planning process. Another important document completed at this stage is the SEPA checklist that describes environmental impacts of the recommendations, available for public review upon request.

Stage Four – Preparing Final Recommendations

At stage four, final adjustments are made to recommendations and submitted to the seven-member Parks and Recreation Commission for approval. The public is encouraged to attend the commission meeting and provide testimony or to provide written comment.