Manteca is poised to invest $1.6 million in municipal parks during the coming months.
Half of that money that is coming primarily from park fees collected on growth will be spent in Woodward Park. Included is $594,000 for the Bridewell parking lot on the southeast corner of the park and $270,000 for a picnic shelter.
Some $193,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds designated for low-income sections of cities will pay to rehab the Lincoln Park parking lot.
A master plan for future parks will cost $475,000. Golf fees are paying for a $75,000 fairway mower while $15,000 is being invested in upgrading sprinkler controls to pursue more efficient use of water.
The six projects will result in a reduction of $8,300 in annual general fund expenditures. The mower, as an example, will no longer have to have costly repairs plus will be able to mow a wider swath to further reduce time. Revenue from renting the picnic shelter area is expected to more than offset any increased maintenance costs.
The parking lot will take some pressure off neighborhood streets during major draws such as soccer tournaments.
The parks master plan will concentrate primarily on where regional and community facilities should be located and exactly what Manteca should pursue.
A fourth community park has been suggested in the past for development in Manteca somewhere east of Highway 99. The existing community parks where intense uses such as organized baseball and soccer takes place are Woodward, Northgate, and Lincoln.
Half of that money that is coming primarily from park fees collected on growth will be spent in Woodward Park. Included is $594,000 for the Bridewell parking lot on the southeast corner of the park and $270,000 for a picnic shelter.
Some $193,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds designated for low-income sections of cities will pay to rehab the Lincoln Park parking lot.
A master plan for future parks will cost $475,000. Golf fees are paying for a $75,000 fairway mower while $15,000 is being invested in upgrading sprinkler controls to pursue more efficient use of water.
The six projects will result in a reduction of $8,300 in annual general fund expenditures. The mower, as an example, will no longer have to have costly repairs plus will be able to mow a wider swath to further reduce time. Revenue from renting the picnic shelter area is expected to more than offset any increased maintenance costs.
The parking lot will take some pressure off neighborhood streets during major draws such as soccer tournaments.
The parks master plan will concentrate primarily on where regional and community facilities should be located and exactly what Manteca should pursue.
A fourth community park has been suggested in the past for development in Manteca somewhere east of Highway 99. The existing community parks where intense uses such as organized baseball and soccer takes place are Woodward, Northgate, and Lincoln.
