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San B Parks and enit Recrea tion M o,t Suppl aste x e me Comp r Pla rehen nt to sive P n lan
Plan Introduction The city of San Benito strives to create, maintain and grant a variety of park and recreational opportunities and services targeted at improving the quality of life of the community. Currently the city has a collection of key community park and recreation assets which include the Resaca and Resaca trails, community parks, constructed wetlands and nature refuge, and cultural amenities such as the Freddy Fender Museum and grave site memorial. While San Benito has a foundation for parks and recreation outlets in the city, there is a lot of opportunity for the city to use this plan to improve existing infrastructure, identify new park options and expand existing recreational programs to provide an adequate and easily accessible parks and recreation system that serves citizens young and old. Indeed, an increased focus on park and recreational assets can have synergistic effects in all aspects of the community. These could include improvements to the local economy through job creation, increased sales tax revenue, increased property values, and increased business transactions through lodging, food, and transportation by visitors. It could include social and intangible benefits such as improvements to quality of life for San Benito’s citizens; physical, mental, and other health improvements for individuals and families; reduced crime; and an improved sense of community.