Park Board

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Meetings

Park Board meetings are held:

  • 3:00 p.m.
  • 3rd Thursday of every month
  • Chisago County Government Center - Room 150B
  • 313 N Main St, Center City, MN 55012

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are prepared before each meeting. Minutes are available following approval.

Most Recent Agenda | All Agendas

Members

Members of the Parks Board serve terms of 3 years:

MemberDistrictTerm
John Pantelis, Jr.District 1Term: 01/03/2023 to 12/31/2025
Jolene WilleDistrict 2Term: 01/05/2022 to 01/04/2025
Gregg CarlsonDistrict 3Term: 01/05/2021 to 01/05/2024
VACANTDistrict 4Term: 
Frank StormDistrict 5Term: 01/04/2022 to 01/04/2025


 Duties & Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the County Parks Program relative to federal, state, county, and local planning efforts in order to produce the highest level of facilities and improve communications to minimize duplication of efforts.
  • Identify, preserve and protect open spaces such as wetlands, shoreline, critical resource areas, wildlife habitat, and natural vegetation communities that are essential to ecological systems of the county parks and open space system.
  • Promote the acquisition and development of county park and trails to sustain a well balanced county park system adequate to satisfy outdoor recreational needs.
  • Review operations and maintenance of facilities, and services as appropriate in the county parks.
  • Assist in and review the preparation of the county park budget.
  • Periodic updates of County Parks and Open Space Plan in accordance with accepted standards and concerned citizens as appropriate.
  • Conduct periodic reviews of the county parks and open space facilities and involve federal, regional, county, local officials.
  • Protect the environmental quality of the parks and open space system.