Parks and Recreation Holds Public Meeting on Master Plan

Important Public Workshop on January 28, 2004, 7 p.m., Belle Cooledge Community Center

Sacramento, California, January 21, 2004 – A comprehensive update of the City’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan currently underway to set forth a new vision and direction for the department is nearing completion. The master plan effort comes at a critical time as the State of California’s fiscal crisis comes closer to significantly impacting the City of Sacramento. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan will be presented to the Mayor and City Council for approval in Spring 2004.

The Parks and Recreation Master Plan charts the growth, priorities and agenda for parks and recreation through the end of the current decade, and establish policies to guide decision making by City staff and officials. A special joint meeting of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee for Parks and Recreation and Youth Commission is being held, one more in a series of public workshops where citizens can be directly involved in the development of the plan.

Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Location: Belle Cooledge Community Center, 5699 South Land Park Drive (corner of Fruitridge Rd.)

Agenda: Overview of Key Policy and other Plan content; hear additional public input
Information about the Master Plan update process is available at the Parks and Recreation Department’s web site: www.cityofsacramento.org/parksandrecreation/masterplan/. Interested persons can register for future notifications about the Master Plan update process (via email or regular mail) by contacting Project Manager J.P. Tindell at (916) 264-1955 or jptindell@cityofsacramento.org.