Community board chairwoman Rachel Brown said Lismore Park, Kellys Flat and Allenby Park had been on a shared management plan, but over time their uses had changed and they needed their own management plans. Domini Park, Kennedy Crescent and Faulks Terrace Recreational reserves would be developed and also governed by management plans in the future.
"We’ve got a really high ratio of parks per head of population in Wanaka. They are an amazing asset to the community, but they come at a cost so we have to manage them carefully," she said.
Residents from Faulks Tce, Stone St and Aspiring Tce bordering Faulks Recreation Reserve met Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) operations, parks and reserves planning manager Stephen Quin and deputy mayor Calum McLeod on Wednesday to discuss forming a group, Friends of Faulks, to carry out park enhancement work and speed up the management plan process.
Stone St resident Roger Gardiner said that as management plans could take anywhere from 12 to 24 months to implement, it would be good to explore options before then.
Mr Quin said he was not opposed to any residents’ group undertaking work at Faulks Reserve if it was in keeping with the way the reserve was being managed at present.
The public have until today to comment on the QLDC draft parks and open space policy.
