On Friday afternoon, June 10, Spring Lake Park in Santa Rosa will be the site of a public hearing on the future of California’s State Parks. Assemblyman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), Chair of the Assembly’s Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee, will host the gathering, which will be held in the park’s Upper Oak Knoll Picnic Area, from 4-6 pm.
According to the announcement of the meeting from Huffman’s office, the purpose of the hearing is to “review the impacts of state budget cuts and potential park closures and to explore alternative strategies and models for managing state parks in light of continuing budget challenges.”
In addition to the Assemblyman, scheduled panelists will include Ruth Coleman, Director of California’s Department of Parks and Recreation, and Elizabeth Goldstein, President of California State Parks Foundation. as well as Assembly Michale Allen and state Senator Noreen Evans. Additional local and regional state parks representatives, and a number of other witnesses will also be there to discuss park partnership opportunities and various management and funding strategies.
The public is invited to attend. Visitors are encouraged to use the entrance on Newanga Avenue, and park in the Upper Oak Knoll Parking Lot.
It should be noted that Spring Lake is not a State Park and is in no danger of being closed, but the adjacent Anadel Park is.
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