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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:50:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[We've found that a business plan, one that treats itself like a private venture and justifies all costs and proves profitability makes these projects happen.  Show that the Master Plan will save cost, improve the tax base, improve life, generate things like tournaments.  Use real numbers based upon real projects to show those $$$$s not the typical Chamber of commerce numbers that are hard to take seriously.<br><br><div class='signature'>Eric Milberger, Recreation Architect<br>M2Architects, AL</div>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[It is absolutely critical that the master plan and the need for any facilities come from the citizen’s perspective.  This means a lot of public input to identify needs, priorities and willingness to pay. Once you have this data, this should take some of the pressure off you. <br><br><div class='signature'>Ken Ballard, Principal<br>Ballard*King & Associates, CO</div>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:59:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I believe it is always important to justify our needs with facts and figures. Outlining how many programs and participants you have, addressing capacity issues, and detailing the aging or neglect of facilities (and providing photos) are great ways to begin to tell your story. If you can further identify specific needs you cannot meet because of lack of facilities, that helps even more. <br><br><div class='signature'>Susan Trautman , Director of Parks and Recreation<br>, MO</div>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:58:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Your voice will be best heard if it is not your voice, but rather the voice of your citizens. Let citizen voices by your battle cry and the cause you represent. Your role in carrying the crafted and articulated needs of the citizenry forward is vital to the process. This strategy prevents “your” voice from becoming a personal or professional campaign.<br><br><div class='signature'>Diane Guse Dahlmann, Director of Recreation, Services & Facilities<br>University of Missouri</div>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:58:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Encourage and foster some citizen focus groups, and present comparisons of facility inventories of like or similar communities.<br><br><div class='signature'>Gord Bullock , Athletic Centre Coordinator<br>Havergal College</div>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:57:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My community is in the process of creating a master plan. As director of a parks and recreation department in desperate need of facilities, how do I make my voice heard in this process without agitating other department heads?]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:46:03 GMT</pubDate>
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