The ‘Dewitt Award For Partnership’
Friends Of Santa Cruz State Parks Honored For ‘Commitment Above And Beyond’ To State Parks Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks today announced the organization was honored with the Dewitt Award for Partnership at the annual State Park Director’s Awards Recognition Program on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in Sacramento. The award is named for John Dewitt
his life to the protection of public lands. The award recognizes “commitment above and beyond the call of duty over a substantial period of time” and “recognizes those who have served as irreplaceable partners in the accomplishment of the State Parks Mission.” Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks is the legacy of our state parks and beaches. Through an innovative partnership with California State Parks known as “The Friends Model,” and by leveraging local community support, Friends has provided millions of dollars of funding for educational programs, visitor services and
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summaries of the propositions and the arguments for and against. We have also included an editorial comment on what we consider the central issues.
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“This award well and truly belongs community volunteers and State Parks professionals who put the ideal of partnership
Santa Cruz State Parks. ately dedicated to the preservation of the region’s spectacular natural environment and rich cultural history. Friends supports Santa Cruz County and coastal San Mateo County. The inaugural Partnership Award was presented to Dewitt more than a decade ago. After his death, the award was renamed for Dewitt, who made wideranging contributions to the California State Parks System in his lifetime including political support and his own labor. The award now honors both his legacy and its annual recipient. Friends supports dozens of state parks and beaches in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties and operates six
State Parks Sector Supt Kirk Lingenfelter, Friends exec dir Bonny Hawley and State Parks Director Jackson. local parks and beaches. ParkStore loca-
in bonds previously approved for the portive housing to relieve homelessness, rental housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families. Fiscal Impact costs averaging about $50 million annually over 15 years for a payback of $750 million.
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Arguments For Prop. 41 The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014,
bonds previously approved for the CalVet
in bonds previously approved, unspent
low-income and homeless veterans. A NO vote means bonds would NOT be sold and a diversion of CalVet Home and Farm
bond funds to construct and rehabilitate housing for California’s large population of homeless veterans. “State Propositions” page 25
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