By the Numbers * 25 FAST Leadership * 34 Indoor Sports * 26 Arizona Forward * 39 Openings * 30 Research Update * 40 Readings * 33 Floating Islands * 42 Who, What, Where & hoW-around the Parks hoW We did it Missoula Acquires Parkland missoula's lafray park grand Opening It took considerable research and advocacy I By Jacquelyn Corday joined the city of missoula (Montana) Parks & Recreation Department as the Open Space Program Manager in 2004 in the midst of the year-long process to draft the first comprehensive Master Parks & Recreation Plan (MPP). As a former planner for Missoula Office of Planning and Grants, I often felt frustrated by the city and county's subdivision regulations that did not adequately defi ne standards for parkland dedication or how cash-in-lieu should be determined. As a result, developers often proposed for their parkland dedication land that included steep ravines, detention ponds, or small pocket parks surrounded by backyards. Dedications such as these represent a lost opportunity to provide citizens with parkland that functions for places of play and social interaction. Functional QuotaBLe " I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own. " -andy Warhol w w w . N R P A . O R G O C T O B E R 2 0 1 1 Parks & Recreation 19