Council members press PCDC for clearer parks commitments amid growth

Mar 11, 2025

Council members urged that PCDC prioritize parks and undeveloped parkland access as PCDC revenues grew, suggesting targeted one‑time funding requests rather than larger open pots; some members warned that large unallocated funds could invite opportunistic requests.

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Several council members pressed the PCDC board to ensure a commensurate commitment to parks now that PCDC revenue has grown. One council member reminded colleagues that early PCDC budgets were under $2 million in revenue and included small park allocations; today’s larger budget prompted calls to target some of the new resources to undeveloped parkland and community access.

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