The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites the public to participate in a public input meeting focusing on county-wide park planning on Thursday. 

Landscape Architecture faculty and students from the Iowa State University’s Community Design Lab (CDL) are working with the City of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County to study and assess current park and recreation accommodations in the county and explore the need for future updates to the park system. The CDL team will be on-hand to gather input from residents about their needs and concerns related to parks and trails in Oskaloosa and throughout Mahaska County. The CDL will provide a variety of interactive activities that will allow participants to share their experiences using the park system and suggest improvements that would encourage greater use of the parks and trails going forward. 

The meeting on Thursday will be held from 5:30 -7:30 pm at the Environmental Learning Center in Oskaloosa, which is located at 2342 Hwy 92.