The City of Burnaby is proposing to add bits and pieces to many of its parks - 27.98 more hectares in total.
But final approval goes to the voters.
Council approved the preparation of a park dedication bylaw and community opinion questions, which will be put to voters in the November 2011 municipal election.
"Since '93, council has let the public decide," Dave Ellenwood, director of parks, recreation and cultural services, said regarding the dedications. "I think that's a good move."
Since council began including the park dedication questions with the election ballot, the response has been very favourable, he said, estimating it is in the 95 per cent approval range.
The dedications are spread fairly evenly throughout Burnaby, he said, but there aren't any major changes.
The parks being put forward for new land are Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park, Burnaby South Memorial Park, Confederation Park, Burrard Inlet conservation lands, Cumberland Place conservation lands, Deer Lake Park, New Haven conservation lands, and the Still Creek conservation lands.
The largest amount - 8.68 hectares - would go to Burnaby Lake.
Confederation Park would get the second largest increase, with another 7.58 hectares.
These are lands the city has acquired or made available since the last round of dedications in 2008, according to Ellenwood.
Situations that have prevented the city from adding this land in the past have been resolved, he added.
In the case of Confederation Park, the land at 250 Willingdon Ave. consisted of unconsolidated parcels of land, but the city has since consolidated them, so the dedication can go ahead, he said.
The 27.98 hectares is about half the amount put forward in the 2008 election, which was 57 hectares.
Responses in the last election ranged from 88.9 to 92.9 per cent in favour.
Burnaby's parks cover about 24.5 per cent of the city.
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