The newly consolidated county parks and recreation department has released an updated schedule of for a county-wide “listening tour.”

Most meetings will take place at 6:30 p.m. between Monday and March 9, according to a schedule provided by recreation director Randy Luebbe. Meetings have been scheduled for Topeka City Council districts one, three, four, five, seven, eight and nine and for the first and second Shawnee County Commission districts.

The first meeting was set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Silver Lake Senior Center for the first county district.

The meetings, which are expected to last about an hour, will give residents an opportunity to voice their concerns and opinions about the merged parks department, Luebbe said.

The “listening tour” will be conducted during the next several weeks by the 15-member Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, which was formed after county commissions and the Topeka City Council last year approved the merger of the two parks and recreation departments. The consolidation took effect Jan. 1.

The tour will involve about 16 meetings — at least one in each city council district and at least two in each commission district. Those who attend will be asked to fill out a questionnaire, which will contain such questions as, “If you could improve anything about Shawnee County Parks and Rec, what would it be?” and “Is there anything you would like to see made available?’

The listening tour schedule is as follows:

• City District No. 4: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Highland Park High School cafeteria, 2400 S.E. California.

• County District No. 1: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Rossville City Hall, 438 Main St.

• City District No. 3: 11 a.m. Saturday, Central Park Community Center, 1534 S.W. Clay.

• City District No. 3: 1 p.m. Saturday, Hillcrest Community Center, 1800 S.E. 21st.

• County District No. 2: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Garfield Community Center, 1600 N.E. Quincy.

• City District No. 8: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Cypress Golf Course, 2533 S.W. Urish Road.

• City District No. 1: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20, Old Prairie Town, 124 N.W. Fillmore.

• County District No. 1: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Auburn Civic Center, 1020 Washington.

• City District No. 5: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Jardine Middle School, 2600 S.W. 33rd.

• City District No. 4: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27, American Legion Post, 3800 S.E. Michigan.

• City District No. 9: 6:30 p.m. March 1, Big Gage Shelter, Next to the Zoo.

• County District No. 2: 6:30 p.m. March 5, Lake Shawnee Event Center, 3025 S.E. Croco.

• County District No. 2: 6:30 p.m. March 5, Bettis Family Sports Complex.

• City District No. 7: 6:30 p.m. March 9, Crestview Community Center, 4801 S.W. Shunga Drive.