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Memorial Park study finds $4 million gap; council backs quick ‘visible wins’ and Friends board steps
Summary
A consultant found San Anselmo lacks capacity today to raise a $4 million funding gap for the full Memorial Park master-plan changes and recommended building donor pipelines, formalizing a Friends nonprofit and focusing on quick, visible projects such as tennis‑court resurfacing. Council asked staff to return with a prioritized project list.
Melissa Irish, a consultant with Lotus Consulting, told the San Anselmo Town Council the feasibility study found a $4,000,000 funding gap for the full Memorial Park master plan and that fewer than one‑quarter of interviewees viewed the full package as urgent. The town has committed $3,000,000 to the project in addition to roughly $2,000,000 already invested, leaving the remainder to be raised privately or through other sources.
Dave (Town staff) and Maddie (Parks & Recreation staff) summarized the…
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