A Letter From the Mayor of San Jacinto

April 21, 2008

I hope all of you had a great winter and spent quality time with your family and friends.  Since my last message to the community published in the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District Winter Brochure, San Jacinto dedicated a new City Hall on San Jacinto Avenue at 6th Street and Haugen Park in memory of Riverside County Sheriff Deputy Michael Haugen.  San Jacinto also benefited yet again from Valley-Wide’s management of the San Jacinto PAL Program.   

As indicated above, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s management of the San Jacinto PAL Program keeps giving and giving to the citizens of San Jacinto.  Most recently, through the efforts of Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District staff, San Jacinto PAL members turned out in masse to support City crews during the last community clean-up.  Their efforts on cold Saturday morning in February were instrumental in assisting City crews remove several tons of debris from one of our downtown neighborhoods.       

Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s operation of the San Jacinto PAL program is only one of many outstanding programs offered to San Jacinto residents.  Valley-Wide will once again be operating the pool at Sallee Park, which has recently been upgraded with a new water slide, a new snack shack and new wrought iron perimeter fencing.  I encourage you to come out and cool off at the pool this summer.

As a resident within Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District, make sure you take advantage of the one of the many programs available to you.  Go visit Regional Park on Esplanade Avenue, take one of the trips or excursions offered, or take a dance class.  These are just a sampling of the many activities available to you by Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District.

I look forward to a great summer and hope the same for you. 

Yours truly,

Jim Ayres
Mayor