The City of Revelstoke released a concept plan on March 16 for a new park on Powerhouse Road, and is asking the public to weigh in on what the park will look like.

Currently, the area is used informally as an off-leash dog area, for disc golf, and by paddlers to access the Illecillewaet River. The city also uses the area to dump snow in the winter.

When the city updated its Parks and Recreation Plan last year, the park was identified as a priority. The city consulted user groups about how they would like to see that land used. User groups include the Revelstoke Boxing Club, the MacPherson Dog Park Society, the Revelstoke Disc Gold Course Society and the Revelstoke Paddle Sport Association and the Local Food Initiative. The plan was released last summer. Since October, city staff have been working with these user groups to refine a plan for the park.

The plan for the proposed 2.3 acre park includes a 1.8 acre community garden, washrooms, a covered seating area meant for lectures or entertainment, multi-use paths, a fenced dog area, access to the river and an area for disc golf.

Laurie Donata is the city's director of parks and recreation, and she presented the plan to council at a committee of the whole meeting. She said the plan doesn't highlight the individual development of each "amenity" of the park. There will be separate site plans for each amenity, she said.

The disc golf society is ahead of other groups, she said, saying the group has funding secured and has done research. She hopes that the city will be able to work with this group over the summer to develop the disc golf course, per the park plan.

Since the plan is high level, there is room for the public to weigh in on how the land can be used and developed. The survey to do so is open until noon on Monday, March 27.

Once the comment period closes the city will integrate feedback into the plan and present it to city council.

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