Date: August 5, 2022
Contact: Cydney Bieber
650-625-6509, cbieber@openspace.org
Midpen seeks local citizens to oversee use of Measure AA bond funds
Los Altos, CA— The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is currently accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in serving a four-year term on an independent citizen oversight committee ensuring transparency and accountability in the use of Measure AA funds.
Measure AA is a $300 million general obligation bond approved in June 2014 by over two-thirds of District voters. Proceeds from bonds, sold over the next 20-30 years, are used by Midpen to preserve natural open space lands, create new public access opportunities and restore the natural environment.
There are currently three vacancies on the seven-member committee. Members of the Oversight Committee MUST be residents living within Midpen’s jurisdiction, which includes parts of San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. Local residents interested in joining the Measure AA Bond Oversight Committee must apply before 5 p.m. on September 5. New committee members will be appointed by Midpen’s Board of Directors at an upcoming meeting.
The Measure AA Bond Oversight Committee convenes several times a year to review and provide feedback on Midpen’s use of Measure AA funds, the Measure AA expenditure plan and produces an annual Measure AA accountability report.
More information and applications are available at openspace.org/BOC
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The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s mission is to acquire and preserve a regional greenbelt of open space land of regional significance in perpetuity, protect and restore the natural environment and provide opportunities for ecologically sensitive public enjoyment and education. On the San Mateo County coast, our mission also includes preserving agricultural land of regional significance and rural character and encouraging viable agricultural use of land resources. Midpen has successfully protected more than 70,000 acres of public open space land in the Santa Cruz Mountains region since 1972.