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PROJECT APPROACH <br />MASTER PLANNING PHILOSOPHY <br />Through the public involvement process, the Design Team gained input from the stakeholders. This input <br />enabled us to plan and design a facility of which the public will ultimately take ownership. WK Dickson <br />successfully embodied this strategic planning process. <br />The project goals in addition to general master planning included: <br />- Development of park ownership by the local residents <br />- Linkage of the park to nearby neighborhoods and other community facilities <br />- Development of multiple uses and functions <br />- Development of the park in multiple phases <br />We believe that the principles listed above were successfully incorporated into the development of the <br />Southeast Cabarrus Park Master Plan. <br />As someone wise once reasoned, "a problem well stated is a problem half solved." We believe it is critical <br />to base future planning decisions on a solid foundation of informed and logical community support. In fact, <br />the WK Dickson team has been facilitating these types of initiatives for years and has helped shape public <br />policy. At the root of our success has been an emphasis on three factors: process consistency, consultant <br />credibility, and personal interest in the community and the people we serve. <br />In the past it had been thought that effective public involvement meant "getting the public to speak with <br />open minds." We have found that this process can be greatly enhanced by getting an informed public to <br />participate by tapping into stakeholders such as local schools, neighborhoods, athletic associations, and other <br />relevant special interest groups. We successfully incorporated stakeholder input throughout the planning <br />process for Southeast Cabarrus Park. <br />During the planning process, we utilized artist rendered graphics and conceptual drawings to illustrate the <br />plan's design concept. We have found that when these techniques are used, overall feedback is generally more <br />community based and, therefore, more constructive. The concepts are better understood by the participants, <br />and the decision process is streamlined. <br />12~ ~Df~CI<SCJ-N <br />community inRaslruNUra consultants <br />G-1 Page 223 <br />