Ramsay Park News Today

The total budget appropriations requested are more than $267 million, according to a presentation by Finance Director Marissa Duran. One of the biggest sources of revenue is the city's General Fund, which saw an increase in revenues for the past fiscal year but also a $2.3 million in operating costs, which has required city staff to review expenditures and identify savings to propose a balanced budget.

Watsonville is seeking ways to bring even more public art to the city and is working on its first Public Art Master Plan. Proposals for qualified consultants are currently underway through June 14.

For more than a year, Watsonville Parks and Recreation staff have been studying the city's parks to determine their greatest needs. Now the fruits of their labor have resulted in the city's final Park Facilities Assessment report, which will go before the Parks and Recreation Commission at its Thursday meeting.

A long-awaited revitalization of Ramsay Park is set to take place, as the Watsonville City Council unanimously voted to approve a construction contract with Robert A. Bothman Inc. at its Tuesday meeting.

Ramsay Park is Watsonville's largest park and today consists of a basketball court, hiking trails, skate park, pump track, indoor and outdoor soccer fields, a softball field, tennis courts and a playground on the hill. The enhancement plan includes a small and large dog park on the hilltop area, a repaving of the Main Street parking lot, a remodel of the existing softball field into a synthetic turf multi-use field that can also accommodate soccer, and an inclusive playground with a swing a...

Following a lengthy presentation and discussion, the Watsonville City Council unanimously approved a series of financial documents and asks at its Tuesday meeting.

The last fiscal year has been a busy one for Watsonville, as reflected in its Comprehensive Financial report for Fiscal Year 2022-23 and the Mid-Year Report for 2023-24, both of which will go before the City Council at its Tuesday meeting.

One of Watsonville's most recognizable and historic community hubs could be getting a new look.

For more than 16 years the city of Watsonville’s Nature Center operated out of a small trailer at Ramsay Park, serving as a gateway to Watsonville’s award-winning trail system bordering restored freshwater wetlands.

On Tuesday at sundown, Bill Lewis of Santa Cruz Sand created a piece of impermanent art next to the Capitola Wharf to bring awareness to Treasure Cove at Jade Street Park, a universally accessible playground for which fundraising is underway.