Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan
Shaping spaces, enriching lives... together we grow and thrive!
Welcome to the community engagement website for the Town of Chapel Hill's Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan. Your input will help the Town decide the types of parks, recreation facilities, programs, connectivity, and open spaces that will serve our community today and in the future.
To grow together, we need you to plant your ideas!
- Add your ideas to the interactive map
- Share your feedback on the idea wall
- Complete the budget prioritization exercise
Help us shape spaces and enrich lives—right here in Chapel Hill.
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Community Listening Session
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Join us at the Seymour Center Auditorium (2551 Homestead Rd., #6) on November 20th from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. for an in-person, public listening session. Share your thoughts about parks, Parks and Rec facilities, and open spaces as part of our Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan engagement.
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Focus Group Meetings: Refugee Community Partnership
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Last week, our Parks & Recreation Department, our Master Plan Consultant, BerryDunn, and our Communications & Engagement staff held two focus groups with immigrant and refugee women’s groups that meet at the Refugee Community Partnership. Staff shared information in Arabic, Burmese, Karen, and Spanish. Participants took part in engagement activities, sharing what types of programs and facilities/amenities they want to see more of in Chapel Hill. Participants shared that they really appreciated being included in this process! Engagement for the Master Plan will wrap up next month.
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Provide Feedback at Festifall on October 18th
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Come out and see us at the Festifall Arts Market for Carolina Day! We’ll have a table from noon-5pm at 140 West Franklin Street Plaza. Share your thoughts on parks, facilities, and open spaces.
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Virtual Community Engagement Meeting
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Share your thoughts on parks, facilities, and open spaces!
Join our zoom listening session on 9/23 from 6-7:30pm.
Go to https://zoom.us/join and type in meeting ID: 990 0005 4399
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September Engagement Opportunities
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September 5 – UNC “The Pit”
- 11:00am – 2:00pm Cyclicious
September 23 – “Virtual Meeting”
- 6:00 – 7:30pm Community/Public Listening Session
September 25 - Hargraves Park
- 5:30 – 8:00pm Good Neighbor Initiative Cookout
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Roll & Stroll Community Feedback
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The Second Annual Roll & Stroll was a huge success! Look at all those dots!
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August Engagement Opportunities
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Your input will help us decide the types of parks, recreation facilities, programs, connectivity, and open spaces that will serve our community today and in the future. Drop by one of our pop-ups to share your thoughts:
- August 16 at Hargraves (216 N Roberson St) from 10-noon
- August 23 at Scroggs (501 Kildaire Rd) from 10-noon
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4th of July Engagement
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We had wonderful engagement with 867 people at the fireworks event at Southern Community Park!
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Upcoming Events June - August
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Help us shape spaces and enrich lives—right here in Chapel Hill.
Your input will help the Town decide the types of parks, recreation facilities, programs, connectivity, and open spaces that’ll serve our community today and in the future.
Attend a Pop-Up event to learn more.
Let’s GROW together—plant your ideas today!