Amador County – A scoping session for a Proposition 84 park funding project drew a small but insightful crowd Monday night at the Upcountry Community Center, where the Amador County Recreation Agency took input on community wishes for a park on Tabeaud Road, just off Highway 88. Stephanie Stowers, recreation aid at ACRA, said the handful of public attendees was intimate but gave some good ideas on how they would want the 15-acre park developed. Stowers is working on applications for Proposition 84 funding, and the meeting was specific to the park at Tabeaud and 88, on the 15 acres of land donated by Sharon Lungren and Volcano Telephone Company. The park is currently unnamed, but ACRA is calling it West Coast Communications Park. Stowers said “we don’t really have a set amount that we are looking for,” but “there is a lot of money available” and they have to get enough funding to make the plans happen. She said the first round of Prop. 84 funding includes “well over $100 million, but that’s throughout the state.” Proposition 84 funds recreation projects under the California Clean Air & Water Act. Stowers said she “kept it really informal, so that people could speak their mind” Monday informal, telling what they wanted in Pine Grove, and what ACRA should do and at the park. Stowers said in general, attendees talked about the same things other areas want, such as dog parks, skate parks, and places for kids to hang out. They also wanted community gardens and Wi-Fi access in the park, in an outdoor setting, so people could hang out in the park, using laptops. Stowers said the community already has a Wi-Fi connection a park in Pine Grove. She said “what they really want” is a versatile park similar to those in other areas of Amador County. For soccer, Upcountry residents must drive to Ione, and for swimming must travel to Jackson. Stowers said “they really want a pool and they really want a place to play soccer, and baseball fields, so they don’t have to drive off the mountain.” She said the 15-acre is “pretty spacious,” and ACRA’s “current sketches for it have 2 baseball fields” that are “interchangeable as soccer fields.” Sketches show dog parks, a play structure for kids, walking trails, and a little amphitheater. ACRA would also like to look at getting a community center, to offer indoor as well as outdoor space. The meeting was one in a series ACRA must hold to get public input before they can apply for Prop 84 funds. She said the last meeting for the park at Tabeaud Road is noon Saturday, January 30th at the Pine Grove Town Hall. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 03:28
ACRA scopes Pine Grove's Tabeaud Park for Prop 84 Funding
Amador County – A scoping session for a Proposition 84 park funding project drew a small but insightful crowd Monday night at the Upcountry Community Center, where the Amador County Recreation Agency took input on community wishes for a park on Tabeaud Road, just off Highway 88. Stephanie Stowers, recreation aid at ACRA, said the handful of public attendees was intimate but gave some good ideas on how they would want the 15-acre park developed. Stowers is working on applications for Proposition 84 funding, and the meeting was specific to the park at Tabeaud and 88, on the 15 acres of land donated by Sharon Lungren and Volcano Telephone Company. The park is currently unnamed, but ACRA is calling it West Coast Communications Park. Stowers said “we don’t really have a set amount that we are looking for,” but “there is a lot of money available” and they have to get enough funding to make the plans happen. She said the first round of Prop. 84 funding includes “well over $100 million, but that’s throughout the state.” Proposition 84 funds recreation projects under the California Clean Air & Water Act. Stowers said she “kept it really informal, so that people could speak their mind” Monday informal, telling what they wanted in Pine Grove, and what ACRA should do and at the park. Stowers said in general, attendees talked about the same things other areas want, such as dog parks, skate parks, and places for kids to hang out. They also wanted community gardens and Wi-Fi access in the park, in an outdoor setting, so people could hang out in the park, using laptops. Stowers said the community already has a Wi-Fi connection a park in Pine Grove. She said “what they really want” is a versatile park similar to those in other areas of Amador County. For soccer, Upcountry residents must drive to Ione, and for swimming must travel to Jackson. Stowers said “they really want a pool and they really want a place to play soccer, and baseball fields, so they don’t have to drive off the mountain.” She said the 15-acre is “pretty spacious,” and ACRA’s “current sketches for it have 2 baseball fields” that are “interchangeable as soccer fields.” Sketches show dog parks, a play structure for kids, walking trails, and a little amphitheater. ACRA would also like to look at getting a community center, to offer indoor as well as outdoor space. The meeting was one in a series ACRA must hold to get public input before they can apply for Prop 84 funds. She said the last meeting for the park at Tabeaud Road is noon Saturday, January 30th at the Pine Grove Town Hall. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Latest from
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