At long last a park in the Clear Lake Riviera is coming closer to reality. Supervisor Rob Brown has convinced the county to allocate another $100,000 towards the project.
The four acre parcel adjacent to the elementary school has been targeted for a community park. There has been several meetings to get community input on what we would like to see in the park design. Some of the ideas that are being considered would be baseball diamonds, soccer fields, picnic tables and playground equipment. The cost of such a project is currently up in the air until the community expresses what it wants in a park. "We have $400,000. to work with, obviously that won't be enough but we are not sure how much more we will need, it all depends on what the community wants in a park," said Supervisor Rob Brown. ‘The community can help by giving us as much input as early as possible as what they expect their community park to look like. I'm really excited about it. I know there are a lot of people in the Riviera that have expressed interest in this and I'm glad it is this much closer to being a reality. We've had a very god conversation with Superintendent of Kelseyville School District Boyce McClain as well as Riviera Elementary School Principle Enrico Frediani to develop a relationship with them in order to make this happen."
Presently the elementary school is being used after classes are out for recreation without the benefit of restroom facilities. The new park will create a new recreation area on property already owned by the county and provide much needed public restrooms. Currently after school a gate is placed across the road into the school to keep vehicles out. In the summer and in the evenings one can see several cars parked in the entrance while the occupants continue to the elementary school on foot.
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