Plans for a $12.8 million park at 11th and Natoma in western SoMa were put on hold after 12 years of planning. The park, to be named Rachele Sullivan Park, relied primarily on development impact fees that fell short because of a dearth of development and reductions in fees meant to incentivize construction. Construction drawings are nearly complete, but sufficient funding has not been identified to proceed. The exact funding gap and prior expenditures are unclear. Residents note that SoMa and the Tenderloin have the least tree coverage and green space in the city. Initial planning began in 2012 with a District 6 Open Space Task Force.
The proposed $12.8 million project at 11th and Natoma, which was to be named Rachele Sullivan Park after a prominent figure in the leather and LGBTQ community, was to be funded primarily by development impact fees. Rec and Park said that due to a dearth of development and reductions in fees intended to incentivize development, funding for the park fell short.
While construction drawings for the new park are nearly complete, we do not yet have sufficient funding identified to move forward with construction at this time," the department wrote in a statement on its website last week. For now, the project "will be effectively put on hold." Jesse Moe, who lives and works nearby, wondered: With all the efforts to beautify the city, and massive police budgets, why can't the city come up with funds for beautification in SoMa?
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