Recreation Department Seeks Community Input

Future Program Elements to be Shaped by New Survey

HALF MOON BAY, CA – Today the City of Half Moon Bay Recreation Services Department launches a survey which will help shape future class offerings.  Anyone who completes the survey and wishes to share an email address will receive a 15%-off coupon good for one of six upcoming classes.

The survey will help Half Moon Bay discover the unmet needs and barriers to participation as one component in a strategic planning process.  The City’s general fund currently subsidizes recreation programs.  Given the City’s current fiscal situation and general fund structural deficit, the strategic plan will help identify which programs are the most popular and can be offered in a sustainable manner. 

“I’m excited to learn what more we can offer to all Coastside residents,” says Dirk Alvarado, Recreation Supervisor.  “We are the major provider of classes on the coast, making the City of Half Moon Bay the hub for active recreation programs.”

The City is seeking input from all Coastside residents including those who have never participated in a class or who live in the unincorporated areas including El Granada, Montara, Moss Beach, and Pescadero.  The survey is just 13 questions long and is expected to take fewer than three minutes to complete.  The individual responses are confidential.

An email announcing the availability of the survey will be sent this week to those in the City’s database as well as to various community groups with a request that it be forwarded on to organizational members.

The electronic survey may be found at www.surveymonkey.com/s/hmbsurvey or on the City’s web site.  Paper versions in both English and Spanish will be available at the Ted Adcock Community Center.   

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If you would like additional information please contact Michael P. Dolder, Interim City Manager, at 650-726-8793 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it