
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.
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