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If you are receiving this note it is because I know you have a vested interest in our neighbors and community. I ask for your help and support. This Tuesday morning the board of Supervisor’s will vote on accepting the development cost bid for the El Cerrito Sport Park . The staff report with the background and cost structure is attached.
Please note that there were eight bids received with the one recommended for acceptance coming in approximately $4,500,000. less than the original estimate of $18,000,000. There will be no impact to the county’s General Fund. This is our money.
In these economic times spending $13,500,000. on a facility such as a park may seem ill timed, and I have heard that there is always the possibility of another Supervisor broaching this subject given the state of our economy. But even in hard times, children play, families picnic (even more so) and sports teams need fields. I ask that we look at the facts and send our encouragement for support via letters to Chairman Wilson and all members of the board urging their continued, unanimous support for our park. If you can attend and address them publically, even better. Supervisor Tavaglione has done an absolutely superb job in coordinating the land acquisition and partnership with Corona . He and the rest of the board have supported this as its wound through the county processes. Many years of planning and cost have brought us to this point, let’s see it through.
Please take a minute to remember:
El Cerrito residents have patiently waited for over ten years as our redevelopment fund accrued money for the community improvements we’ve been promised and supported.
With only 4,500 people in El Cerrito , our children have never had a park. Relying instead on El Cerrito Elementary, which was turned into a middle school several years ago, with no play equipment. But our children did have the rolling country hills and roads to ride bikes, see wildlife and be children who are now mostly adults with treasured memories of dark, star filled nights and sunny days, life in the country, . Our younger children are now bused to new schools in Corona . We recognize that we are no longer rural and have waited as all of the land around us and below us has blossomed with over 45,000 people, in new homes, with little neighborhood parks, shopping in new stores that El Cerrito residents did not protest for annexation or development.
This is to be a sports park with all of the amenities of a family park as well. This park is in an ideal, regional location and will serve tens of thousands of children from Corona , Norco , Gavilan Hills, Lake Matthew ’s and Temescal Valley .
The City of Corona is a partner with us in this park. While we have accrued the money for the purchase of the land and the development of the park it is the City that will fund maintenance. They recognize that all of us in the beautiful Corona and Temescal Valley ’s will be gaining a 26 acre jewel that will be used by families for generations. I thank the City for their cooperative efforts.
Please take time to pass this along and ask your friends and neighbors to send in their support.
The agenda item is below and will be heard as soon as possible after 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the County Administrative Center , 4080 Lemon Street , Riverside , 1st Floor Board Chambers. I have also included contact information for your convenience.
Thank you for taking the time to read my note and the attached staff report. I hope that you will join me in support for our park. I am sure there are some folks that will disagree and their comments are also respected but I do believe that the majority of us will agree that El Cerrito is ready to be host to all who will come and enjoy the new El Cerrito Sports Park .
Louise Mazochi
7740 Liberty Ave., Corona ( El Cerrito )
(951) 712-7086
louisemazochi@gmail.com
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING:
4.1 El Cerrito Sports Park Project – Award of Construction Contract to Valley Crest Landscape Development, Inc., and Approval of Project Budget, 2nd District.
Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s:
Chairman Roy Wilson, 4th District Rwilson@rcbos.org (951) 955-1040
John Tavaglione, 2nd District Jtavagli@rcbos.org (951) 955-1020
Bob Buster, 1st District Bbuster@rcbos.org (951) 955-1010
Jeff Stone, 3rd District Rstone@rcbos.org (951) 955-1030
Marian Ashley, 5th District Mashley@rcbos.org (951) 955-1050
Bill Luna, CEO Bluna@rceo.org (951) 955-1100
Additional information can be found at: www.countyofriverside.us
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