Dear DeKalb: Open ICP as-is & initiate an ICP Master Plan
ASK DEKALB COUNTY TO:
#1 OPEN Intrenchment Creek Park AS-IS
The park has been unfairly closed for well over 3 years. Ask the CEO to open the park now and allow people to visit before land disturbance and changes are made.
Opening the park, not altering it, is the right step towards proper community engagement and planning.
#2 INITIATE MASTER PLANNING FOR ICP
There is no plan or Master Plan for ICP that has gone under community review or been approved by the Board of Commissioners. 40 acres of park land were traded away in 2021. All meetings held by the county in 2020 and 2021 focused solely on Michelle Obama Park, nothing about ICP.
Intrenchment Creek Park deserves a Master Plan just like any other park in DeKalb County!
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SUBJECT: Open ICP as-is and start the Master Planning process
CEO Cochran-Johnson and DeKalb County leadership,
Intrenchment Creek Park (ICP) is unlike any other park in DeKalb County, which makes the need for master planning critical. The recently cited 2020-2021 community engagement meetings did not reference ICP and were focused solely on plans for Michelle Obama Park. ICP is not in any plan or Master Plan that has been approved by the Board of Commissioners.
Established in 2003 as an integral part of the county’s greenspace plans, ICP provides open space as well as ecological protection for the creek. But the park’s ecosystem needs investment and restoration. For example, stewardship efforts like invasive species removal would strengthen the fragile ecosystem while facilitating county-community trust and collaboration.
ICP can connect people to nature and restore ecological health, not further degrade it.
ICP does not need planning or development before it is opened. In fact, new residents deserve to explore and experience it before it changes again. Opening ICP as-is will allow people to connect to the park – a healthy step towards planning.
Open ICP now and begin the master planning process that is long overdue. District 3 deserves a community-led planning process for ICP just like any other park in the county.
First published on southriverga.org
