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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.
Bringing to fruition a decades-long dream, Big Sur Land Trust has started the $15 million first stage of construction for a new park in the heart of Salinas.
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 area, spinning features, musical and sensory areas, picnic areas and a slide area with the existing large slide.
In his first interview since he has been accused of corrupt criminal activities, Ron Galatolo, the embattled former chancellor of the San Mateo County Community College District, said he has