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Board moves forward with Hart Park riverbank repairs despite calls to postpone
Summary
Public speakers urged postponing the Hart Park Equestrian Trail Repair Project for further community engagement and a technical review; the parks director and Supervisor Flores said FEMA funding and approvals (Army Corps, Water Quality) make timely advertising essential. The consent agenda carried unanimously; item 5g and item 41 were withdrawn and fiscal impact on item 5 adjusted to $130,228.17.
Speakers at Kern County’s Dec. 16 supervisors meeting urged a postponement and technical review of a Hart Park riverbank and equestrian-trail repair project, but county staff and a supervising board member said the project should move forward to advertise while FEMA funding remains available.
Eddie Lane, representing the Sierra Club, asked the board to hold the Hart Park Equestrian Trail Repair Project to allow grassroots community involvement and to incorporate additional community and university expert recommendations. "What I'm asking for today is a postponement of the Hart Park Equestrian Trail Repair Project," Lane said, citing prior successful community efforts…
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