A proposal was presented to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors this month by the regional parks department, with support from some Parkway advocacy groups, to consider adopting one of three strategies to provide money for regional parks. Each strategy calls for an increase in taxes requiring a two-thirds vote for approval.
Even though our economy is going through a very rough period right now, and at first glance it may appear that our economic troubles justify allowing the legal creation of a tent city encampment that will congregate crimogenic populations, at the same time we are reducing public safety expenditures; we should resist that urge, and [...]
The Need for an American River Parkway Conservancy Via Approved Joint Powers Authority Last month, the Sacramento County Recreation & Park Commission approved a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement for consideration by the respective jurisdictions of Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Sacramento City, and Sacramento County.
There is no doubt our state and regional governments are in terrible difficulty—with disagreement as to the cause—but difficulty, yes. Sacramento County financial woes bode ill for the Parkway—another article about less money for the Parkway is in the Sacramento Bee today, but it is also a moment when great opportunity could be at hand.
The American River Parkway is the most important recreational area in our region and it has serious financial and public safety issues not being dealt with effectively. In the December 1985 American River Parkway Plan, an element of the Sacramento County General Plan, ratified by Sacramento County, the city of Sacramento and approved by state legislation: The Urban American River Parkway Preservation Act, California Public Resources Code Sections 5840, there was a mandate to review and update the plan every five years to allow for changing circumstances.
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