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Volunteers plan interpretive signs for Lafayette-Moraga Trail; East Bay Parks to install at no cost to town
Summary
A volunteer-led project from local historical societies and East Bay Regional Parks will install interpretive signs along the Lafayette-Moraga Trail; organizers said the project will cost about $1,000 per sign and will not ask Moraga for funding.
Volunteers and local historical societies described Aug. 27 a plan to install interpretive signs along the Lafayette-Moraga Trail, saying East Bay Regional Parks will fabricate and install the signs and the project will not require town funding.
Shane Reisman, a project lead, said the effort will place signs starting at Olympic and continuing to Valley Vista to “tell these really great stories” and provide orientation for trail users. Reisman said East Bay Parks staff will partner on site visits, sign placement and installation. “It's not gonna cost the town anything,” Reisman told the council.
Susan Sperry, representing the Moraga Historical Society, said volunteers provided images and text and that the group has refined content in collaboration with Lafayette and Saint Mary’s College. Reisman said the project initially described nine signs but that the full project now totals 10 signs estimated at about $1,000 each; costs will be covered by community foundations and partner cities.
The council asked for a link to the project materials; a council member offered to work with organizers to post the project link on the town website and in the town newsletter.
Discussion vs. decision: The presentation was informational; the town did not commit funding or formal staff resources. Organizers asked only for public awareness and coordination with East Bay Regional Parks.
