The East Bay Regional Park District is now accepting applications to fill a vacancy on its Board of Directors due to the recent election of Park Director Diane Burgis to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors.
The Park District’s Ward 7, which will be vacated by Burgis on Jan. 2, 2017, represents the communities of Antioch, Bay Point, Bethel Island, Brentwood, Byron, Crockett, Discovery Bay, Hercules, Knightsen, Martinez, Mt. View, Oakley, Pacheco, portion of Pinole, Pittsburg, Port Costa, Rodeo and Vine Hill.
Regional parks and trails located in these areas include:
Antioch:
- Antioch/Oakley Regional Shoreline
- Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
- Brown’s Island
- Contra Loma Regional Park
Oakley/Brentwood:
- Big Break Regional Shoreline
- Marsh Creek Regional Trail
- Portions of Vasco Caves
Martinez/Crockett:
- Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline
- Crockett Hills Regional Park
- Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline
- Waterbird Regional Park
- Northwestern portions of Briones Regional Park
- Portions of San Francisco Bay Trail
Pittsburg:
- Bay Point Regional Shoreline
- Delta DeAnza Regional Trail
Applications are available at www.ebparks.org or by contacting the Clerk of the Board, Yolande Barial-Knight, at (510) 544-2020 or [email protected]. Applications must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board, East Bay Regional Park District, 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland CA 94605 no later than noon on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.
Emailed or faxed applications will not be accepted.
Applicants must be over age 18, reside in Ward 7 and be registered to vote.
A three-member Board committee will review the applications, interview selected candidates and recommend three finalists for interview by the full Board. The full Board will interview finalists at a special public Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
The East Bay Regional Park District Board consists of seven representatives, elected by ward, who are responsible for the policy direction of the Park District. The Ward 7 director position will be up for election in 2018. Board members receive $100 per eligible meeting, up to a maximum of $1,000 per month, and are eligible for benefits.
The Board meets twice a month at Park District headquarters, 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland.
More information about the Board and the Park District is available at www.ebparks.org.
The East Bay Regional Park District is a system of beautiful public parks and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties east of San Francisco Bay, established in 1934. The system comprises 120,000 acres in 65 parks including over 1,250 miles of trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding and nature learning.
