|
A Message from the
Director: Kim L. Gilmer
Lake Oswego is a community committed to
quality living. This commitment has created the City's extensive
park and recreation system that offers a wonderful network of community
and neighborhood parks, natural areas and open spaces, pathways and trails,
recreational facilities, and year round recreational activities.
Take a walk alongside a meandering
stream, play a round of golf, sign up for a fitness class or join a
softball team, take a watercolor class, go on a family picnic, grow
vegetables in a community garden, listen to live music on a warm summer
evening, or buy fresh vegetables from a local farmer at the Farmers'
Market. Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation has a little something
for everyone.
In today's hectic world, it's easy to
forget that taking time to enjoy each day is so important to our health
and well being. Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation is committed
to insuring that every resident has an opportunity to experience outstanding
recreational activities and park facilities that enhance our quality
of life by helping us stay healthy and fit, build relationships with
family and friends, and develop a sense of community pride.
Parks & Recreation Department Mission
Statement
Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation provides excellence in building community, enriching lives, and caring for the urban and natural environment.
Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation Achieves Its Mission By:
- Providing a variety of recreation, education, and human service programs that contribute to the health and well-being of people of all ages and abilities.
- Coordinating creative events that enhance community and add to the City’s economic vitality.
- Promoting and expanding community partnerships, and opportunities for civic engagement that leverage resources to meet changing demands for recreation, human services, and natural area preservation.
- Maintaining the community’s investment in the urban and natural environment, with an emphasis on sustainability, safety, accessibility, aesthetic quality and fiscal responsibility.
- Using collaborative public processes to establish community vision and priorities for the City’s park system; while taking a systematic, balanced approach to planning, development and rehabilitation of parks, natural areas, and recreational facilities.
Click Here for a printable copy of the Mission Statement
For more information about our
Parks system, see About Parks & Recreation.
|
|
