About Park & Rec Advisory Commission

The mission of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission is to enhance the lives of current and future generations of Roger’s residents and contribute vision, leadership, and recommendations to the City Council for the best use and development of Rogers' parks, trails, recreation programming, and open spaces.

Purpose

The purpose of this Commission is to work as a team to:

Study and determine the parks, recreation and open space needs of the City and serve as an Advisory Commission providing recommendations to the City Council on matters pertaining to the planning, programming, evaluating and funding of park and recreation facilities and programs in accordance with Minnesota Statutes.
Recommend annual priorities to the City Council, with reference to the Comprehensive Master Park Plan for Parks, Trails, and Open Space, for the acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of recreation area, natural area, facilities, and programs.

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Meetings

The Park and Recreation Advisory Commission meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the locations noted below:

1/18/2024 5:30 PM Activity room at the Rogers Activity Center

2/8/2024 5:30 PM Great Hall at the 21st Century Bank Event Center

3/14/2024 5:30 PM Sunroom at Lions Central Park

4/11/2024 5:30 PM Sunroom at Lions Central Park

5/9/2024 5:30 PM Sunroom at Lions Central Park

6/13/2024 5:30 PM Erickson Park*

7/11/2024 5:30 PM Cambria Farms*

8/8/2024 5:30 PM Sunroom at Lions Central Park

9/12/2024 4:00 PM Crow Hassan Park*

4:00 PM Meet at the Nursery for a tour
5 PM Drive to the Riverbend Group Campsite for a tour/short hike
6 PM Meeting at Riverbend Group Campsite

10/10/2024 5:30 PM Sunroom at Lions Central Park (CANCELED)

11/14/2024 5:30 PM Sunroom at Lions Central Park

12/12/2024 5:30 PM Sunroom at Lions Central Park

* Locations for summer meetings in the parks are selected at the beginning of each year. The rain location for these meetings will be the Sunroom at Lions Central Park.