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Committee advances $195 million San Francisco parks bond after amendment preserving $4 million for trails
Summary
At a special meeting, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee advanced an ordinance and resolution for a $195 million general-obligation parks bond after approving an amendment to dedicate $4 million for trail reconstruction in Golden Gate Park and John McLaren Park; the Recreation and Parks Department supports the change and the items move to the full Board on July 10.
At a special meeting of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee, members advanced an ordinance and a companion resolution calling a $195,000,000 general-obligation bond election for the "San Francisco Clean And Safe Neighborhood Parks" package after adopting an amendment intended to preserve and target $4,000,000 in trail funding.
Supervisor Scott Wiener told the committee he was offering an amendment to "fully preserve 100% of the $4,000,000 in trail money" in the proposed bond and to dedicate that money to "repair and reconstruct park nature trails, pathways, and connectivity in Golden Gate Park and John McLaren Park." He said the change was aimed at building broader support for the bond and delinking debate about the Natural Areas Program from the ballot measure. "The only question is how that money would be allocated to build maximum support," Wiener said, and he warned that without the change…
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