Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Jefferson County Parks & Recreation Commission (JCPRC) is a government agency whosemission exists to provide places and recreation opportunities for all people to gather, celebrate,contemplate, and engage in activities that promote health, well-being, community, and theenvironment. Its mission is to take a leadership role in harnessing resources for the purpose ofplanning, developing, implementing, evaluating, and operating a county-wide system of parks,recreation, conservation areas, and trail opportunities for people who live, work, and visit here.The JCPRC operates nine county parks that encompass over 400 acres of park land and a varietyof park facilities, including the Jefferson County Community Center, amphitheater, picnicpavilions, concession stands, walking trails, playgrounds, tennis courts, athletic fields and openspace.In 2018, a grant was awarded to build the AMP at Sam Michaels Park. In 2019, the AMP, whichis a 40x60 open air amphitheater opened to the public. In 2020, JCPRC won a $25,000 matchinggrant from the Levitt Foundation to create the Levitt AMP Shenandoah Junction Music Series.The concerts were held, summer of 2021. Local businesses, organizations and individualspartnered to produce ten free concerts during the summer, which were attended by more than5,000 people from all parts of the tri-state area. JCPRC received the grant again for a three yearseriesof10concertseachyeartotaling30concertsoverthethreeyearperiod, performers willbe announced the Spring of each concert year
