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San Bernardino unveils parks master plan emphasizing safety, maintenance and funding needs
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a two‑and‑a‑half year parks master plan calling for repairs, safety and increased funding; commissioners asked about staffing, project timelines and clearer public communication about signage and project status.
Vanessa Carter, director of the City of San Bernardino’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, and consultant Nilay Bhatt presented the city’s final comprehensive parks master plan, summarizing inventory assessments, public engagement and recommended priorities.
Bhatt said the process included multilingual outreach and a statistically valid resident survey (419 completed responses). He told commissioners that local visitation (60% reported visiting parks in the last 12 months) was below the national average and that safety, criminal activity and poor maintenance were the…
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