Politics & Government
Marin Co. Parks & Open Spaces: Give Your 2 Cents In New Survey
The online survey just launched, and residents are asked to weigh in on what's great and what needs improvement since Measure A passage.
MARIN COUNTY, CA – Nearly six years since the passage of Marin County Parks, Open Space and Farms Measure A, the parks department has launched an online survey asking community members to provide feedback on services, programs they enjoy, potential areas of improvement and new priorities.
The survey, launched Feb. 11 and set to run through March 25, takes about five minutes to complete and can be found here: MarinParksSurvey.com.
“The responses we receive will help us maintain a high level of service and guide our decision-making,” said Max Korten, Marin County Parks’ director and general manager. “We’re asking members of the public to help us by answering simple questions so we stay on track and in tune with the community.”
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Measure A -- the Marin Parks, Open Space, and Farmland Preservation Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance of 2012-- generates an average of $13.4 million per year and has resulted since June 2018 in $50.3 million in investments in parks, open spaces and agricultural preservation across Marin County, officials said. These funds allowed for improved wildfire prevention, increased community programming and volunteer opportunities, plus maintenance, restoration and improvement of parks, natural habitat and trails.
"Measure A funding has touched every corner of Marin," officials said, adding that the One Tam partnership helped bring together land managers and locals to care for Marin’s iconic lands on Mount Tamalpais.
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Measure A contributed to fire safety, as well, officials said. After the 2017 North Bay Fires, parks staff, first responders and land managers created a vegetation map of Marin, and the tax measure allowed the parks agency to increase vegetation-management work and leverage outside grants to fund wildfire fuel reduction efforts in and adjacent to county lands.
“We’ve been able to remove invasive species and improve biodiversity at the same time we’re reducing the threat of wildfire,” Korten said.
Survey results will be summarized in a report and shared with the community and Marin County Board of Supervisors in April, officials said. Read more on the area parks at www.marincountyparks.org.
--PHOTO: Deer Island Open Space Preserve in Novato. Courtesy of Marin County.
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