Protect Our Parks: Reverse Park Funding Cut

Take 30 seconds to use the form below to tell the City Council: Protect Our Parks! Reverse the Park Funding Cut!

Use the form below to send an automatic email to the San Jose City Council to tell them to Protect our Parks by reversing the 6/18/24 decision to reduce park funding provided by developers.

Housing and access to nature are essential needs. We have an opportunity for a win-win by protecting park funding. We should not worsen the housing crisis by eliminating funding for parks that makes housing developments more attractive to potential buyers and renters. Our community also needs public parks and urban green space, which promote physical and mental health. Many parks still require repair and maintenance and staff are needed for either to occur. By ensuring parks are well-maintained and their staffing adequately funded, we create an inclusive environment that fosters a sense of belonging and unity in San Jose. Protecting park funding provides an incentive for home buyers and renters to live in San Jose, which benefits not just our community but potential housing developers.

The 6/18/24 decision to reduce park funding provided by developers means that there would be less money available to create and maintain the parks that serve our current and future residents. The way to incentivize downtown residential development is to make downtown a vibrant and exciting place to live, complete with active and well-maintained nearby parks. If people want to live downtown, developers would then find it financially attractive to construct more housing to meet the demand.

This is an opportunity for you to not give away park funding and instead invest in parks downtown and citywide. Do not discourage development via park funding cuts. Please choose to make our city inviting so residents want to live here, and so developers want to build here!

Please take 30 seconds to tell the City Council to reverse the decision to cut park funding so San Jose can continue to be inviting for both residents and developers. Use the form below to automatically send an email to the City Council. You may add a personal comment. The text of the email is below the form. You will receive a confirmation email. How did your Council member vote on the proposal to reduce a primary source of park funding by 50%? Office of the Mayor; District 1; District 2; District 3; District 4; District 5; District 6; District 7; District 8; District 9; District 10.

    YOUR INFORMATION

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    6. Optional: Please list any additional comments you'd like included as the second paragraph of your online petition.

    TEXT OF YOUR EMAIL TO THE CITY COUNCIL

    Subject line: [your-name] [your-zip] – Reverse the 6/18/24 park funding cut

    Dear City Council,

    [your-personal-message]

    I am now aware that the City Council voted to cut a primary source of park funding on 6/18/24. I ask you to reverse that decision so San Jose can continue to be inviting for both residents and developers. I understand that you count on residents for input, so I will let others know who supported this park funding cut.

    Housing and access to nature are essential needs. We have an opportunity for a win-win by protecting park funding. We should not worsen the housing crisis by eliminating funding for parks that makes housing developments more attractive to potential buyers and renters. Our community also needs public parks and urban green space, which promote physical and mental health. Many parks still require repair and maintenance and staff are needed for either to occur. By ensuring parks are well-maintained and their staffing adequately funded, we create an inclusive environment that fosters a sense of belonging and unity in San Jose. Protecting park funding provides an incentive for home buyers and renters to live in San Jose, which benefits not just our community but potential housing developers.

    The 6/18/24 decision to reduce park funding provided by developers means that there would be less money available to create and maintain the parks that serve our current and future residents. The way to incentivize downtown residential development is to make downtown a vibrant and exciting place to live, complete with active and well-maintained nearby parks. If people want to live downtown, developers would then find it financially attractive to construct more housing to meet the demand.

    This is an opportunity for you to not give away park funding and instead invest in parks downtown and citywide. Do not discourage development via park funding cuts. Please choose to make our city inviting so residents want to live here, and so developers want to build here!

    Protect Our Parks. Reverse the decision to cut park funding so San Jose can continue to be inviting for both residents and developers.

    [your-name]
    [your-zip-code]

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