Plans to revamp Stow Grove Park have reached the next phase in the process. The environmental document for the Stow Grove Park Master Plan Project is ready for public review and comment.

Community feedback continues to be key in planning for the future of the park at 580 N. La Patera Lane. View the Draft Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS-MND) at www.CityofGoleta.org/StowGrovePark.

The Stow Grove Park Draft Master Plan envisions improved, new, expanded, and renovated active and passive recreational park amenities at Stow Grove Park. Improvements include:

Installation of a new restroom, interactive gardens, fitness trail loop, nature/play area, trash enclosure, and refurbishment of the parking lot, maintenance facility, horseshoe area, playgrounds, multi-use fields, walking/running paths, volleyball courts, picnic areas, park entrances, and redwood grove/walking trails.

Community members have until 5 p.m. Aug. 31 to comment on the document.

To submit comments on the Draft IS-MND, email JoAnne Plummer, Parks and Recreation manager, at jplummer@cityofgoleta.org. Comments can also be mailed to the City of Goleta Attn: JoAnne Plummer, 130 Cremona Drive, Ste. B, Goleta, CA 93117.

Following the public comment period, a public hearing to consider and take action on the Final IS-MND will be scheduled before City Council, which will decide on the project.

For more on the Draft Master Plan, visit the project webpage.