Conifer-area residents give feedback on Jeffco’s future plans for parks
Jan and Ron Schmidt are huge fans of Jefferson County Open Space parks, so much so they volunteer for JCOS. The Conifer couple came out for JCOS’s March 3 West Jeff Middle School open house on its Conservation Greenprint 2026-2030 — the first in a series set throughout the county.“We’re passionate about the parks and we’re really pleased to see the county interacting with the community on this,” Jan Schmidt.The draft Conservation Greenprint includes projects and plans for all 27 JCOS parks, including specific actions and timelines. But the public can help determine some of those decisions with their feedback, which JCOS is seeking at its open houses.JCOS set up boards with maps and themes including “Enhance Visitor Experience” and “Support Ecosystem Resilience” on stands throughout the middle school lobby, then asked guests to leave sticky notes with their thoughts on each on the board. The Schmidts are happy with Jeffco’s management. If anything, Jan Schmidt said, they’d like to see more.“I love seeing additional protected lands,” she said.JCOS staff asked residents for comments on various aspects of park management during the March 3 open house.Conifer’s Susan Morgan said she also wants to see more. In her case, that’s increased communication and programs for the public.While she supports the county’s forest mitigation work, which includes thinning trees in several Jeffco parks, she’d like to see more information shared with the public about it.“The communication effort with the forest management program could be better,” she said. “I understand it’s actually for the benefit of the forest, but it’s quite shocking to come into a park and see. Just some signage would help.”Morgan would also like more fun, educational events in the parks.“My kids and I did a couple wildflower hikes through JCOS last year,” she said. “The hikes have been a good way to introduce us to the parks. I’d like to see more programming opportunities like that.”Those kinds of comments are exactly what JCOS staff are looking for, said JCOS senior planner Kristina Duff.“This is what will help us prioritize projects and programming for the next five years,” she said.Duff said the county will review the comments, incorporate those it can into its plans and host follow-up public meetings as the plan continues to develop.For more information, check out JCOS’ Conservation Greenprint draft.If you can’t attend an open house, county residents can instead fill out an online survey.The post Conifer-area residents give feedback on Jeffco’s future plans for parks appeared first on Colorado Community Media.
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