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Hanford council prioritizes Hidden Valley expansion, agrees to TPL‑funded polling to test funding options
Summary
After a staff presentation and a council prioritization exercise, Hanford council instructed staff to pursue public-opinion polling (paid by Trust for Public Land) to test voter support for financing options to fund park projects, with Hidden Valley expansion emerging as the top council priority.
The Hanford City Council on April 21 directed staff to move forward with public‑opinion polling, funded by the nonprofit Trust for Public Land (TPL), to test community support for ballot financing options for parks projects after a study‑session presentation laid out three major capital priorities.
Brad Albert, the city parks official, told the council the parks and recreation master plan identifies persistent deficiencies and that three projects had been selected for prioritization: expansion of Hidden Valley Park (phased; phase one—perimeter path, ~50‑space lot and basic amenities—estimated at about $5.2 million), a multigenerational community center (a planning estimate of roughly $30–40 million, use of $36…
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