Orange County Mulls New Position to Promote Parks to Local Residents

Published on June 25, 2024

Orange County legislators and department heads at the June personnel committee meeting discussed creating a position to market the growing county park system to residents.  The idea was a byproduct of a recent legislators’ tour of county parks to understand the late department request for adding eight skilled labor and maintenance jobs.  The county park system covers over 3,000 acres and is set to grow exponentially over the next few years with major trail expansions and the addition of Sugar Loaf Mountain.  “What we discovered is that we have tremendous parks that not everyone is aware of, and that includes senior groups, school groups, and new people moving into the area,” Personnel Legislative Committee Chairman Robert Sassi told The Epoch Times on June 24. ...

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