Gwinnett Department of Community Services through its Parks and Recreation division, is scheduling a series of public meetings in October.

Residents with concerns or interests in the provision and maintenance of new or existing park facilities in Gwinnett will have the opportunity to provide input about their recreational desires at these meetings. This series of public input meetings will be held throughout the county during October.

The first two meetings will be 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center, 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Berkeley Lake; and 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at Centerville Community Center, 3025 Bethany Church Road in Snellville. Information: www.gwinnettcounty.com.