We should therefore be more selective in the new programs we run and more encouraging of other groups who can meet the cultural and educational needs of our constituents.The growth of organizational scope and effort described in the plan implies the further development of a core of permanent, committed and skilled staff to match the tasks of implementation. The Comprehensive Plan should be completed in two years. 2.2.4 Public art across the City that inspires and delights community and visitors TARGETS; High levels of feedback (reaction) to new installations of public art.
As the Prospect Park Alliance takes on new initiatives and new Board members, the Committee on Directors can play a key role in ensuring that Board members are informed and have the tools they need for effective Board service. Download the Prospect (City) development plan (5.3 MB PDF). Please contact This project is being funded 50:50 between Council and the federal government, supporting Council’s vision to provide a quality open space for the current and future use of the facility.Complementing Council’s recent investment in the construction of the new facility on Prospect Road, Payinthi, Council is undertaking a staged upgrade process to the adjacent Vine Street Plaza at the cost of $200,000.Council will also spend $437,500 upgrading the playground at Prospect Gardens/Narnu Wirra. "In November 1996, the Prospect Park Alliance hired Wolfe, Keens and Company to help us produce this strategic plan. Members of the community are invited to have their say on this document, with feedback closing on The Plan helps us develop and build the capacity of the organisation to enable the most efficient and effective service delivery.The focus of the $27M draft plan is upon the provision of essential services and a range of projects to maintain and improve our City infrastructure while carefully managing Council’s financial sustainability and response to the recent unprecedented impact of COVID-19 upon our community. Because we do not want to assume the Park's basic operations, we must enhance our advocacy for public funding.The Alliance began primarily as a fund-raising effort to augment the City's budget for Prospect Park. The public-private partnership between the City and Alliance that is now necessary to run the Park complements that vision, for the Alliance's role is to actively involve the community in maintaining and improving the Park.The planning process was much more than agreeing on general goals for the organization. This equates to an additional $36 per year, or 69 cents per week, based on the average capital value of a home in Prospect of $415,660.Each year Council undertakes a zero-based budgeting process in order to ensure that it understands the costs it will experience in order to deliver all of its services it intends to deliver.While Council did consider a 0% rate increase for 2020-2021 this would leave Council approximately $400,000 short in its budget.
Having in a short period added responsibilities for concessions, volunteers, design and construction, woodland restoration and community outreach, the Alliance should analyze the successes of these activities. The average rates increase is projected to be an increase of 1.9%, on average $36 more than the current year.While Council did consider a 0% rate increase for 2020-2021 this would leave Council approximately $400,000 short in its budget. The Prospect Park Alliance had the potential to mobilize one of the largest and most diverse constituencies in New York. Check your inbox to confirm your subscription.Oops! It appears either something went wrong or you are already a subscriber. Already the LuEsther Mertz Charitable Trust has granted us $500,000 outright and pledged another $500,000 if we can match that amount. With use of a geographic information system (GIS), we will collect data not only for the Comprehensive Plan but also to insure responsive planning and management in the future. Because so many of these events have become part of the Park's natural rhythms, we intend to continue such programs as You gotta have Park!, the Halloween Walk, the Macy*s Fishing Contest, New Year's Eve fireworks, and Lefferts Homestead children's museum. The City of Prospect’s “Strategic Plan to 2020” is a simple and effective expression of Council’s ambitions. The park is located at Cajon Street and Highland Avenue.