Good news, but it shouldn't have come to this in the first place. It is clearly a valued, well-used amenity. Of course it costs money for upkeep, but I'd argue it's a better ROI than many alternative uses. As Exhibit A, I offer you Wunderlich Park, another county park with a hitherto rural feel. Went I last went there for a walk, I was surprised to find that they had gone to a lot of effort and presumably expense to asphalt over not only the parking lot, but several of the trails, too! We seem to have managed quite well without for decades, so why now, when money is supposed to be short? If you want an urban park experience, well, that's what Flood Park is for.

I spoke to a ranger about the newly paved parking lot at Wunderlich and was told specific bond money was used. She said the bond was passed quite a while ago/years I believe. When I asked about the newly graveled trails, she said a group of people who regularly ride horses in the park had raised private money to pay for the trail work. I noticed that the company who worked on the trials had an Oregon address on their trucks. I asked the ranger why a California company wasn't hired. She said the only bids the group or the county received were from Oregon and Nevada.