SF's Rec and Park Commission's Capital Committee held a public hearing yesterday. The Dept's Open Space Acquisition Policy was one of the topics on the agenda. The Noe Valley Town Square site was one of three sites specifically mentioned as potential acquisitions by Rec and Park staff. (The other sites were 17th and Folsom and China Basin).
We had nice community support at the meeting. A total of 5 community members (including myself) gave public comment supporting the project. I want to thank the four people for taking time out of their day to join me in supporting this effort
Those four people are:
1. Elizabeth Crane (Farmer's Market Manager)
2. Rick Hildreth (Farmer's Market Board Member)
3. Richard Anderson (Noe Valley resident)
4. Peggy Cling (Friends of Noe Valley Board Member)
After the presentation and public comment, the Commissioners acknowledged that the Town Square was an interesting and exciting project. One Commissioner asked the practical question regarding the time line for the seller of the parking lot.
I was also pleased to connect with the woman advocating for the purchase of China Basin. We agreed that the two projects should work together as much as possible and that there is no reason to see the projects as "competing". I will be meeting with her to explore leveraging both groups' efforts.
As a final note. . .I want to be clear that the meeting yesterday was a "discussion" about the Town Square. No votes were scheduled nor taken. There is still a tremendous amount of work to do. But, yesterday was an important (and good) step forward for the project.
Todd
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