LAKE ARBOR GOLF COURSE REUSE MASTER PLAN
M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation acquired the property previously known as Lake Arbor Golf Course and, with the community’s input, recently completed a Master Plan to repurpose and improve the site. Originally a 127-acre, eighteen-hole golf course, The Lake Arbor Golf Course closed in 2010 and was acquired by DPR in July 2022 with State Program Open Space Funds. The Master Plan includes environmental restoration, including tree planting and meadow habitat creation as well as recreational amenities focusing on trails and compatible recreational amenities in a safe and well-maintained environment.
The park Master Plan establishes a vision for the new park at Lake Arbor on what was formerly the golf course property. The Master Plan was shaped by recommendations generated from an analysis of existing conditions, an evaluation of the park’s natural resources and how to expand and enhance those features, and community input. M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation selected Mahan Rykiel Associates, Inc. to work with the Department and the community to shape the vision and propose a path toward achieving a park that enhances the environmental features and provides appropriate recreational amenities for the community.
Under the direction of the Park Planning and Environmental Stewardship Division, the consultant performed the following tasks to inform and develop a strategic framework to guide the Park Master Plan Development:
- Inventoried the existing site characteristics and conditions, and assessed the current and future users of the park
- Inventoried the natural resources
- Conducted a comprehensive public engagement process to better understand community needs and desires
- Developed a vision for the future development of the park
- Prepared a final plan document with recommendations and an implementation strategy
Please see the summary document that includes the input received from the community engagement meetings/activities and online survey. This information along with feedback from M-NCPPC staff resulted in the recommended park amenities included in the final master plan documents. This summary document is provided under the “Resources” section of this web page.
June 5, 2024 Community Meeting
The project team hosted a hybrid (in-person and virtual) community engagement meeting on June 5, 2024 and shared an update on the design team’s initial analysis and preliminary concept designs based on information gathered at the March 2024 community meeting. The community’s feedback at this meeting will help refine the new park design concepts. In an effort to help the community orient themselves, please see the exhibits from the June 5, 2024 Community Meeting that have been updated with more location details including additional street names and the former golf course fairway/hole numbers. These updated exhibits are under the “Resources” section of this web page.
March 21, 2024, Community Meeting
The project team hosted a hybrid (in-person and virtual) community engagement kickoff meeting on March 21, 2024 to introduce the project to develop a master plan for the new park at Lake Arbor. The team provided a history of the site, existing conditions, current status of ongoing maintenance, and gathered community input for the future park amenities.
Under the Resources heading below, you will find the presentations from the meetings and the Community flyers (pdf).
- Lake Arbor Golf Course Reuse Master Plan (PDF)
- Feedback and Program Summary (PDF)
- Preliminary Active Use Concepts (PDF)
- Preliminary Habitat Restoration Concepts (PDF)
- June 2024 Lake Arbor Community Meeting Presentation (PDF)
- June 2024 Lake Arbor Community Meeting Flyer (PDF)
- March 2024 Community Meeting Presentation (PDF)
- March 2024 Lake Arbor Community Meeting Flyer (PDF)
- November 2022 Lake Arbor Community Meeting Presentation (PDF)
