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Supervisors' committee advances $185 million parks bond with waterfront projects after extensive public comment
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee approved amendments and forwarded to the full Board an ordinance calling a special election on a $185 million parks and recreation bond that includes port and Blue Greenway projects. Residents, business owners and environmental groups debated CEQA, park lists and tenant impacts during a lengthy public comment period.
The Budget & Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced an ordinance to place a $185 million parks and recreation bond before San Francisco voters, forwarding the item as amended to the full Board of Supervisors. The package includes shorefront projects the Port has proposed — enumerated in the ordinance as Warm Water Cove Park, Islais Creek shoreline parks, Heron’s Head Park entrance, the Blue Greenway Trail and related design standards — and funding for other park and trail work across the city.
Rec and Park General Manager Yomi Ogunbayati and the City Attorney reviewed an amendment of the whole and line-by-line changes requested by staff and community groups. The changes clarified repeated language, replaced “grant” with “community opportunity fund” language, specified that projects “identified”…
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