Starting in July, each member of the board was allocated $100,000 in city funds to spend as they chose. Halfway through the fiscal year, some supervisors have spent all or a portion of their allocations, others none at all. The spending varies from community events to rebuilding playgrounds, and provides a glimpse of the respective supervisors’ priorities.
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By:
Kayla Figard
08/08/12 9:08 PM
Picture a historic but rundown park, with deteriorated pathways, dirty picnic areas, unhealthy and hazardous trees, plumbing and irrigation issues, and an outdated playground. That was Lafayette Park in Pacific Heights earlier this year.
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Lafayette Park, a hilly green space in Pacific Heights popular with dog owners, is in line for a much-needed facelift.As one of only 28 parks in The City that allow canines to roam off-leash, Lafayette Park is a haven for pet owners, but drainage problems can make many areas of the open space damp and inaccessible for visitors, said Lynne Newhouse Segal, president of Friends of Lafayette Park, a neighborhood advocacy group.
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