March 7, 2003



RELEASE IMMEDIATELY
Contact:
David Dolberg, TRAC Vice Chair 215-7847
dsdol@pacbell.net

 

TRAC WINS CALIFORNIA STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY GRANT FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CREATING OPEN SPACE

Study will focus on western half of the San Pablo Peninsula
 

Trails for Richmond Action Committee (TRAC) has been awarded a $100,000 grant by the California State Coastal Conservancy for a study on the feasibility of creating an open space, regional park, and/or recreational area on the western half of the San Pablo Peninsula. The $210,000 study is co-sponsored by the City of Richmond ($40.000), East Bay Regional Park District ($40,000) and the Muir Heritage Land Trust ($30,000).

The focus of the study will be on lands north and south of Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot. The project is intended to complement the City's existing Reuse Plan which calls for the majority of the Point Molate property to remain as open space while developing appropriate areas, particularly the Winehaven campus, for commercial uses. Requests for Proposals (RFP) have been sent out for consultant proposals to launch the study.

The Bay Trail is planned to run along the entire five miles of shoreline from the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge to the Point San Pablo Yacht Club.