2020 VISION Committee Selected & Ready For First Meeting

The 2020 VISION Committee, announced earlier this month, has been selected and will have its first meeting this Thursday September 30th.  The committee is charged with developing a capital improvement plan for both parks, a funding structure, a new operational plan as well as a theming strategy. The committee hopes to accomplish all of this in 9-12 months.

Assisting the committee as a consultant throughout the process will be Richard Deaver; Richard brings over 30 years of design and construction background to the committee. The committee makeup consists of about 75% community members and 25% Storyland & Playland board directors. "We have worked to bring together a diverse group of advocates for both our community and of Rotary Storyland & Playland.  The committee includes city officials, creatives, users of the parks, and business-minded individuals." said President/CEO Barry Falke

2020 VISION COMMITTEE:

German Amezcua - Univision
Oran Cogdill - Community Regional Medical Center
Ed Dunkel, JR. - Precision Civil Engineering
Barry Falke - Rotary Storyland & Playland
Nancy Flores - Manco Abbot
Kelli Furtado - City Of Fresno
John Hernandez - Central Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Genevieve Hinson - Children's Hospital of Central California
Alison Howard - Stay at Home Mom
Peggy Lee - Community Member
Thomas McLaughlin - Lang, Richert & Patch
Caty Perez - California State University, Fresno
Mayor Ashley Swearengin - City of Fresno*
Eric Tienken - TYCO General
Miles Wilhelm - Spline Motion Studios
*Honorary

Over the next several months the 2020 VISION committee will be meeting monthly and will be tasked with various sub-committee work that will shape the future of Storyland & Playland. In early 2011, the committee expects to invite the larger community for public input of the plans as well.