San Benito County will continue efforts to sustain parks and recreation with a possibility of the county creating Parks and Recreation Champions to conduct public outreach.
The public access show “Going Green” marked its two-year anniversary with a half-hour December show devoted to the San Benito County regional park and river parkway plan. David Huboi, a member of the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce’s green committee and a local architect, and co-host Shawn Novack, the San Benito County's water conservation project manager, gathered three panelists to discuss the topic with them Dec. 7, for an episode that begins airing this week.
San Benito County supervisors approved two contracts last Tuesday with agencies that will guide the community through the first phase of creating a special district to support parks, recreation and library services.
The San Benito County Parks and Recreation commissioners are hosting a public workshop Aug. 1, at 6 p.m., at the Veterans Memorial Building in the upstairs conference room, 649 San Benito St.
The San Benito County Parks and Recreation commissioners received word this week that they will receive a grant from the Health Trust. The Health Trust awarded the county $61,500 for the first phase of looking into creating a special district that would support parks and recreation in the county.
The San Benito County supervisors gave direction to the county parks and recreation commissioners to begin hosting public meetings to look at options for a community services district that would fund future projects.