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National Trends <br />The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) publishes <br />standards to help communities in planning, acquisition, and <br />development of park and open space. In more recent years, the NRPA <br />is encouraging communities to benchmark their metrics and enter <br />the data into their national database. Due to the limited number of <br />communities participating in their benchmarking program at the time <br />of this report, it is unclear how Hugo's parks services compare to other <br />communities of comparable size in Minnesota. The standards that the <br />NRPA has used in the past provides guidance for how to place parks <br />by park type, and the general facilities you might see in each park. <br />1-1UG0 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE <br />Park and Recreation Trends in <br />Minnesota <br />Since 2008 Minnesota and the Region have seen demographic <br />changes related to age and to ethnicity, and an increasing emphasis <br />on healthy communities. Policies and data from the state, regional, <br />and county levels provide context for trends and are tools that Federal <br />and State Agencies use when reviewing funding requests. The findings <br />and trends from key agencies inform the goals and policies of this <br />document. <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE 112 <br />