Fowler Creek Park Community Update
Friends of Fowler Creek Park
www.fcpfriends.org
July 21, 2003

Project Update:  Fowler Creek Park Master Planning

Like many of you, Friends of Fowler Creek Park is eager to hear the latest updates on the progress of the development of Fowler Creek Park.  You may have heard at the last community meeting that the master plan was to be submitted to the Parks and Recreation Commission.

Earlier this month, we learned from Todd Capurso, Parks Manager, Neighborhood Parks  Division, City of San Jose that the master plan has not been submitted to the Parks and Recreation Commission yet.  The delay is due to the land swap with Shapell Industries of Northern California as mentioned during the last community meeting.  This land swap requires that a new set of environmental reports to be drawn up.  It is estimated that the reports will take up to 6 months to complete.  Therefore, the final submission of the plan is not expected to happen until the end of this year.  Todd estimates that once the plan is submitted and approved by both the Parks and Recreation Commission and the City of San Jose City Council, the progress to kick-off Phase One of the construction will be relatively quick.

On the city budget concerns, Todd foresees that if the city budget crisis persists, the effect will be on the delay of construction for the more expensive amenities to Phase Two of the construction plan.  A delay to start Phase One of the construction of the park should not be expected.  Todd is also optimistic as he has seen District 8 Councilmember David Cortese hard at work in obtaining additional funds for the development of the park from various developers.

We will continue to update you when as we learn more.  In the meantime, please continue to forward your questions to us at info@fcpfriends.org.

 National Nite Out Event – Tuesday, August 5, 2003

 Friends of Fowler Creek Park is proud to support and participate in National Nite Out sponsored by the City of San Jose Police Department, Community Services Division, and the City of San Jose, Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services Department on Tuesday, August 5, 2003. 

All around the country, neighbors will getting together in the evening, turning on the porch lights, having block parties (no city permit is required to block off streets for National Nite Out), cooking BBQ’s, and serving up ice cream.   This annual event gives neighbors an opportunity to get together to know each other better, talk about community issues, strengthen neighborhood bonds, and build police-community partnerships.  Much more information about National Nite Out is available at:   http://www.nationaltownwatch.org/nno/.

For the first 5 neighborhoods who contact us with a commitment to organize their own neighborhood National Nite Out event on August 5th, Friends of Fowler Creek Park will provide funding assistance up to $100 toward food and drinks for your event.  To be eligible for this funding, your neighborhood and NNO event must be within the boundaries of Quimby, San Felipe/White, and Yerba Buena.  Additionally, a minimum of 10 residences on your street or neighborhood must participate in your event to qualify for our sponsorship.

For more information or to sign-up for sponsorship, please contact us at info@fcpfriends.org.  Please sign up soon!

Friends of Fowler Creek Park Celebrates First Anniversary

Friends of Fowler Creek Park is now 1 year old!  Please share this e-mail update with your friends and neighbors.   If you received this e-mail from a friend or neighbor, then most likely, we don't know about you.  Please contact us to join our mailing list.  We also welcome your suggestions for improvement, comments, and questions.   We’d like to hear from you.

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Friends of Fowler Creek Park
Hai Chang, President
Larry Braddock, Vice-President, Operations
Bonnie Tomei, Vice-President, Marketing
Seeling Cheung, Secretary
Steve Tomei, Treasurer

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