Your Parks – Your Choice 
The mail-in balloting procedure took place in three zones east of Highway 99 over a 45-day period between May 1 and June 17.
Click here for news release on CSD Board's actions.
Click here for more information on 6/24 Special Board Meeting.
Affects on Landscape and Lighting Zones:
Fact Sheet - Camden
Fact Sheet - Central Elk Grove
Fact Sheet - Elk Grove West Vineyard
Fact Sheet - Waterman Park Village
Snapshots of CSD Offerings: Recreational Therapy
Elk Grove Citizen reporter Katie Freeman and photographer Keri Wood visit a Therapeutic Dance, part of a CSD Parks and Recreation Department program. The department’s many divisions -- Therapeutic Recreation, Special Events, Leisure, Sports, Aquatics, "The Grove" Teen Center, Kid Central, and Tiny Tots Pre-School -- together offer services, events and activities for everyone in the community. CSD’s Fire Department offers public education services and events.
TV News Program Visits CSD’s Wackford Aquatic Complex
KCRA Channel 3 reports on Special Olympics champion Karissa Krater, of Elk Grove, as she practices at the Cosumnes CSD Wackford Aquatic Complex. The CSD Parks and Recreation Department has worked with the Special Olympics to provide pool space and time for their athletes in the region the past two years. Shown, from left, are Karissa Krater and Special Olympics Coach Kacie Jarred. (Photo by CSD aquatics recreation supervisor Tom Hellmann.)
Click here to view the broadcast.
More TV News on CSD: Report Details Success of Park Cameras The Central Valley’s KCRA Channel 3 becomes the latest to report on the growing popularity of a new safety program in the Cosumnes Community Services District. Elk Grove area residents say they are reassured by the security cameras that provide the CSD a live picture of some parks. The residents say they like another thing about the important service—it’s cost effective.
Magazine Puts Spotlight on CSD Skate Park at Wackford Complex
The Cosumnes Community Services District’s Patrick Larkin (left) and Josh Myer are pictured in a magazine article that singles out the CSD’s Skate Park and program at its Wackford Complex. The California Special District magazine praises the park as a model for both entertaining and mentoring hundreds of youths. The CSD serves the Elk Grove community with 81 parks and varied recreational programs, the story notes, while adding that "perhaps one of its most innovative and popular facilities is its outdoor skate park." (Click here to read.)
CSD Dedicates Park Named In Honor of Morse Family
The Cosumnes Community Services District held a dedication ceremony for Morse Community Park in East Franklin, honoring the Morse Family, on June 20.
Click here to see photographs of the event.
To read Elk Grove Citizen coverage of the ceremony, click here.
To read the Morse family biography, click here.
Sacramento Television News Focuses on CSD Park Security Cameras The Cosumnes Community Services District’s installation of security cameras in Elk Grove parks has drawn television news coverage. The CSD, which began placing the cameras last year, plans to have a total of 21 of the rotating video monitors operating by June 2010. The system allows patrol personnel to view activities at parks live from laptop computers in their patrol cars. Large signs are posted that notify visitors about the cameras placed at the parks.
And Now Live, We Have CSD Firefighters Working Out And Cooking!
Fox 40 TV News visits the Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Department to see how firefighters stay in shape for emergencies and…what kind of meals they cook themselves. In the first segment, reporter Natalie Bomke works out with Fire Chief Steve Foster. In the second, Engineer Mark Nelson and Firefighter Dave Rovegno cook with Bomke. She brought her television news series, "Turning Up the Heat," to Station 73, at 9607 Bond Road, on May 14. The firefighters were on the air for a total of nearly nine minutes, then they all sat down to eat the gourmet fixings. The CSD Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the cities of Elk Grove and Galt and unincorporated areas of south Sacramento County.
Farmers Market
Produce - Children's Activities - Craft Vendors - Dining Options
Make the market your Wednesday night destination all summer long. Buy fresh, California-grown produce in Elk Grove's only certified Farmer's Market.
Please see the Farmers Market flier or Farmers Market Vendor Applicationfor more information.
How Are We Doing? Customer satisfaction is a top priority at the CSD. To achieve that goal, it is important that we hear from our program participants and facility users. You can help us determine what we are doing right and where we can improve. Please provide us your comments either by email or by calling us at (916) 714-PARK (7275). Thank you for your input and for helping us enhance CSD programs and facilities.
Help plan your Parks
The CSD is planning two design workshops for an extension at the existing Van Doren Park, with landscape improvements, a picnic area and other amenities to be determined during the community design process.
click here for additional information.
New CSD Wallpaper Feature 
Want to create a colorful wallpaper for your computer screen, and at the same time keep up with CSD events? We can make that happen. The CSD's new wallpaper download features a monthly calendar and a list of upcoming CSD special events. A new version will be available every month. Click here to download your own copy.
Your CSD Services The CSD follows a strategic plan that guides the planning and management of park facilities, recreation programs and Fire Department operations. The current plan addresses the goals and objectives for District performance through 2012. More...
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