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Public Hearing on Sharp Park Golf Course to nature habitat

April 28, 5:21 PMSan Mateo Public Policy ExaminerBruce Balshone
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The threatened California red-legged frogg

Author's Note:

As a reminder to our readers and coastside residents, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Government Audit and Oversigt Committee is holding a special public hearing  this Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 1:00 PM.

You can attend the hearing at Room 263 in City Hall.

San Francisco City Hall

1 Dr. Carlton P Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA


This is your only opportunity to let the Board of Supervisors known your views on the potential conversion of the Sharp Park Golf Course into a wildlife habitat. If you can attend the meeting, you can send your written comments to the three Supervisors who make up the Committee.

Chairwoman Sophie Maxwell

Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi

Supervisor Eric Mar

Clerk to the Commitee: Alisa Furuzawa

(415) 554-4447
 

You can examine the text of Supervisor Mirkarimi's proposed agenda item [090329], right here in Adobe PDF format.

A summary of the proposed legisltation follows.

[Recreation and Park Department - Sharp Park] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Ordinance amending San Francisco Park Code Article 3 by adding Section 3.20, to require the Recreation and Park Department to develop a plan, schedule and budget for restoring Sharp Park habitat for the California red-legged frog and the San Francisco garter snake in conformance with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act, and transferring Sharp Park to, or developing a joint management agreement with, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and making environmental findings.

 

Here are some materials related to the conversion of the Sharp Park Golf Course by other web sites.

http://coastsider.com/index.php/site/news/letter_consider_restoring_sharp_park/090428/

http://coastsider.com/index.php/site/news/letter_benefits_of_restoring_sharp_park_golf_course_are_unknown/090427/

http://coastsider.com/index.php/site/news/debating_the_fate_of_sharp_park_golf_course/090426/

http://www.pacificariptide.com/pacifica_riptide/2009/03/sharp-park-shuffle-frogs-snakes-golf-balls.html

http://www.pacificariptide.com/pacifica_riptide/2009/04/help-decide-the-future-of-sharp-park-golf-course.html

http://sharppark.savegolf.net/

Bruce Balshone can be reach at bruce.examiner@gmail.com

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