CC 2014-01-14_11.a. Conceptual Design Plan - Hoosgow ParkMEMORANDUM
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEOFF ENGLISH, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF HOOSEGOW PARK· LANDSCAPE AND
ACCESSIBILITY RENOVATION PROJECT 13-005; LE POINT STREET
CONCEPTUAL PLAN
DATE: JANUARY 14, 2014
RECOMMENDTION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the conceptual plans for the Hoosegow Park Renovation project.
2. Appropriate $5,000 from the Water Neutralization fund to the project account for
water conserving irrigation supplies.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
The renovation project will be funded by cost sharing contributions from various groups
in the form of volunteer labor, material donations, and cash funds. Contributing
participants include: The Rotary Club of Pismo Beach -Five-Cities, Arroyo Grande in
Bloom, South County San Luis Obispo Historical Society, the Mankins Foundation, and
the City. The City contribution will be an allocation bf 2013 Community Development -
Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the approximate amoLnt of $23,000 for the Hoosegow
Park Barrier Removal Project. J
BACKGROUND:
Linda Osty, the current President, of the Pismo Beach -Five-Cities Rotary Club recently
approached City staff regarding potential community improvement projects in Arroyo
Grande. Staff suggested upgrade of Hoosegow Park, an underutilized and poorly
designed 1/3 acre pocket park located on LePoint Street between Miller Way and
Nevada Street. Hoosegow Park, shown on the map below, is home of the historic
Arroyo Grande "hoosegow", a former holding cell built in the early 1900's. This park
facility receives limited public use, is over-grown with vegetation and is in need of
landscaping and wheel-chair accessibility improvements.
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This project seemed to lend itself to a potential public/private partnership, and soon
Arroyo Grande in Bloom and the South County Historical Society agreed to participate
in a park renovation project of larger scope. An informal project organizing group was
formed to prepare conceptual plans for Council approval. A Cal Poly Landscape
Architecture class agreed to prepare conceptual design plans for Hoosegow Park in
order to generate ideas, which were presented to the Parks and Recreation
Commission in June 2013. Arroyo Grande In Bloom member and Landscape
Horticulture designer, Mary Hertel, then volunteered to prepare the final conceptual
landscape improvement plan based upon ideas generated from the class project.
(Attachment #1)
In addition, City staff worked with a local Architect, Mark Vasquez, to prepare a
conceptual plan for a wheel chair accessibility ramp for the park, which subsequent to
Council approval, would be constructed using previously allocated CDBG funds. The
conceptual landscape and wheel-chair accessibility plans were combined into one plan
and routed for review as follows:
November 13, 2013
December 2, 2013
January 2, 2014
Parks and Recreation Commission (Attachment #2-minutes)
Architectural Review Committee (Attachment #3-minutes)
Special Neighborhood Meeting
The Architectural Review Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission
recommended approval of the conceptual design plans with minor changes. Staff also
conducted a Neighborhood Meeting with the property owners adjacent to the park to
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review the revised plans. The final conceptual plans are presented to the City Council
for approval.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
Hoosegow Park is a City maintained facility that is generally underutilized and not well
known in the community due to its location behind the Village core and its
inaccessibility, both visually and physically. The park contains the historic hoosegow, a
jail facility that was built around 1906 and used for several decades based on scant
references gleaned from a search of newspaper records. The jail was a short term
holding facility prior to transferring prisoners to the County seat in San Luis Obispo.
The renovation project will emphasize this resource as the focal point of the design by
creating a plaza with seating around the hoosegow and in the future providing an
educational display on the interior of the structure. The park is currently listed on the
Arroyo Grande Village Improvement Association history walk, but is rarely visited due to
lack of visible connection to the Village core. The planting renovation will provide color
accents to draw visitor's eyes to the location and new vegetation will physically open the
site to views from the street. In addition, physical access improvements will provide an
important function by creating a new inviting entrance both visually and physically.
New signage will provide recognition to project participants and better identify the park
to the public.
Access Improvements:
Currently, the park is accessed from Le Point Street below and above the park. Le Point
Street has no sidewalk access on the park side of the street and visitors are currently
required to walk across the unmarked street to a non-descript set of wood steps or
access the park from above through a driveway easement that is signed as private.
Both access points are narrow, uneven and not currently accessible by individuals using
wheelchairs. The proposed renovation project will provide a wheelchair accessible
concrete ramp cut into the front slope. The path will continue to ramp up toward the
hoosegow transitioning to a decomposed granite pathway. Access from the upper side
will be provided by new stairs.
Landscape Improvements:
Removal of the turf will alter the park to more passive uses and reduce maintenance
and water requirements. Individual and group seating will be provided by benches and
a seat wall around the plaza area to better highlight the historic hoosegow and views
from the park. The group seating in the plaza area proposed adjacent to the hoosegow
will be available for occasional South County Historical Society docent led tours for
school groups.
Planting renovation on the front slope will discourage shortcuts with sharp barrier
plantings and a low rail fence. The proposed plant species are all drought tolerant and
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will reduce the overall water use by removal of the turf. The addition of a new irrigation
controller with automatic weather sensing features will provide the capability to more
effectively manage water use at this facility. Staff proposes that this irrigation controller
and associated supplies be funded through the City's Water Neutralization fund.
The addition of new flowering tree species will also provide color accents to draw
visitors to the location and the new groundcover plantings will introduce a variety of
colors and textures. The upper slope will undergo vegetation clean-up to improve the
health of the existing oaks. A new hedge on the upper park boundary will provide
privacy screening for the existing residences above the park. The existing light poles
and drinking fountain are proposed to remain.
Hoosegow Building Displays:
The South County Historical Society has indicated a willingness to participate in this
renovation project through the creation of historical and educational exhibits and/or
signs. In fact, the South County Historical Society conducted research into references to
the hoosegow building in local newspaper and other document archives. The tabulated
findings from this archive research are attached. (Attachment #4). In addition, the
South County Historical Society, in correspondence from Curator, Jan Scott, has agreed
to raise funds for a sign or plaque describing the history of the hoosegow building.
(Attachment #5). Other possibilities such as static display inside the hoosegow have
been discussed, but not yet confirmed. The goal is to provide ways for the hoosegow
building to be opened for public viewing on a more regular basis. At this time staff is
only requesting permission for the placement of the historical sign or plaque.
Adjacent Neighbor Concerns: On Thursday, January 2, 2014, City staff conducted a·
special Neighborhood Meeting with several adjacent property owners. The concerns
expressed at this meeting were the following:
1. Maintain the vegetative screening along the top of the park adjacent to the
access road.
Solution proposed with property owners: Plant a row of hedges along the edge of
the access driveway to provide a vegetated screen.
2. Increased use of the park may attract people onto the adjacent private property.
Solution proposed with property owners: Install a pass-through gate at the top of
the steps with a sign indicating private property.
3. Thick shrubbery will provide potential "hiding places."
Solution proposed with property owners: Adequately space the planting of the
shrubbery and prune periodically.
4. Maintain existing tall trees along hill-slope at the top of the park.
Solution proposed with property owners: All tall trees to remain except one
Pepper tree that is entwined with a large oak.
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5. Impacts of noise during construction.
Solution proposed with property owners: Preclude any construction work before 8
am.
6. Potential damage and blocking of the access driveway by project construction
activity.
Solution proposed with property owners: Preclude any access on the access
driveway by contractors and volunteers working on the project.
Staff believes that the conceptual design plans adequately address the concerns of the
adjacent property owners without compromising the intent of the renovation project. In
addition, the collaborative nature of the project will significantly enhance one of our City
parks utilizing volunteer labor and funds as follows: ·
• Pismo Beach -Five-Cities Rotary Club -purchase of landscape materials,
fencing and general volunteer labor.
• Arroyo Grande In Bloom -Project design, vegetation clearing and plant
installation.
• Mankins Foundation-providing funding for the construction of pathway, benches,
signage and hardscape improvements.
• South County Historical Society-provide funding for the design and construction
of an informational sign to be placed near the hoosegow.
• City of Arroyo Grande -construction of the ADA accessibility ramp.
It has also been proposed that Arroyo Grande In Bloom and the Pismo Beach-Five
Cities Rotary Club will be involved in periodic maintenance projects on an ongoing
basis.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council's consideration:
1 . Approve the conceptual plan for the Hoosegow Park Renovation project;
2. Approve the conceptual plans for the Hoosegow Park Renovation project with
specific changes;
3. Do not approve staffs recommendation; or
4. Provide direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
The proposed renovation project will promote increased use of an existing underutilized
resource, reduce maintenance, highlight a unique historical resource, and provide an
additional experience for Village visitors which will enhance business success.
Contributions to the project outside of City resources are available at this point in time.
Removing turf, installing drought tolerant plants and utilizing a new irrigation control
system will help reduce water uses and operational costs for the Park.
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DISADVANTAGES:
Use of CDBG funds for the project will limit the use of the budget for other ADA
improvement projects within the City in 2014.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, staff
has reviewed the proposed project and determined that it is categorically exempt per
Section 15301 of the Guidelines for existing facilities because the project involves
negligible or no expansion of an existing use. City staff is currently seeking a
Categorical Exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to satisfy
CDBG environmental review requirements. However, any future work proposed to be
performed within the hoosegow building will be assessed separately and will require
compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted in front of City Hall on Thursday, January 9, 2014. The
Agenda and staff report were posted on the City's website on .Friday, January 10, 2014.
A Neighborhood Meeting was held on January 2, 2014. Public input is summarized
above.
Attachments:
1 . Hoosegow Park Conceptual Landscaping Plan
2. Park and Recreation Commission Minutes: November 13th, 2013
3. Architectural Review Committee Minutes: December 2"d, 2013
4. Hoosegow Historical archives references
5. Letter from the South County Historical Society
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CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013, 6:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
215 E. BRANCH STREET
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA ·
MINUTES OF ITEM 6.a ONLY
6.a. Consideration of Hoosegow Park -Landscape and Accessibility Renovation
Project 13-005; Le Point Street
Director English reviewed the staff report including a PowerPoint presentation.
Director English introduced Mary Hertel from Arroyo Grande In Bloom.
Mary Hertel addressed the Commission explaining different areas of the proposed
landscape plan.
Mary Hertel answered some questions from the Commission clarifying that the plants
on the west side are intended to be heavy screen; the shrub height along the back of
the park will grow to a height of 8 to 1 O feet; the view from the homes behind the park
should be the same, if not a bit nicer and tidier that it is currently.
Director English answered some questions from the Commission stating that this park
will be included in the remote irrigation project; the lamps in the park are on the same
schedule as the street lights in the Village.; phase 1 of the plan is the landscaping;
phase 2 is the ramps; part of the ramp project looking at putting a handicap parking
space in the upper portion of the Le Point parking lot but not installing a crosswalk;
and if approved, construction might be able to start by April.
Chair King called a brief recess so that the Commissioners could step down from the
dais to look at the proposed plan story board.
Chairperson King reconvened the meeting and opened the public comment period.
Upon hearing no comments, Chairperson King closed the public comment period.
Action: Commissioner Ekberg moved to recommend to the City Council, approval of
the renovation project and use of CDBG funds for the accessibility component.
Commissioner Blethen seconded, and the motion passed on the following roll-call
vote:
AYES: Ekberg, Betita, Shankland, Blethen, King
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ARC)
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013
MINUTES OF ITEM 6.C ONLY
6.c. STAFF PROJECT 13-005; APPLICANT -CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE;
REPRESENTATIVE -GEOFF ENGLISH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR;
LOCATION-LE POINT STREET/ HOOSEGOW PARK
Staff Contact: Aileen Nygaard
Assistant Planner Aileen Nygaard provided the staff report for the project.
Public Works Director Geoff English also provided information for the project and
indicated that the project is moving the park to a more passive use rather than active
with turf.
Mary Hertell, Arroyo Grande In Bloom, provided her insight into the particulars of the
site plan.
The following questions were asked by the ARC:
Chuck Fellows:
• Are the plants blight resistant?
• Are the plants on the makeshift path thorny?
• Alternatives considered in case the Cassiopeia doesn't work out?
Warren Hoag:
• Is the Peppertree being removed?
Mike Peachey:
• All new stairs?
• Any drainage issues from the street above the park?
• What type of lighting is proposed?
• Is there any more history on the building?
• Is the student work available for review?
Tom Goss:
• Will ADA access from the Le Point Street parking lot be included?
• Is a temporary blue curb an option?
The following comments were made by the ARC:
Chuck Fellows:
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• The Peppertree needs to go
• The retaining wall should have something growing over it
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• A physical temporary barrier should be installed while the vegetation is
establishing
Warren Hoag
• It is a good move to make the park mor~ passive
• Existing turf area isn't usable due to size and shape
• The project is a worthy effort to get people to the park
Mike Peachey
• Low plants are a good idea
• Consider eliminating stairway to the private residents in favor of a stairway to
other public areas
Randy Russom
• In addition to the comments already made, a picnic table is a good addition at the
site
Tom Goss
• Has liked the concept from the beginning
• Access to the park seems fine as proposed
• The plants should be labeled
• Placing attention to the entrance is a good thing
Tom Goss made a motion, seconded by Randy Russom, to recommend to the City
Council approval of the use of CDBG funds for the project and approval of the design of
the park with the following suggestions:
1. Encourage the use of storyboards/interpretive displays;
2. Inclusion of one (1) picnic table;
The motion carried on a 5-0 voice vote:
Tom Goss-Yes
Chuck Fellows -Yes
Warren Hoag -Yes
Mike Peachey-Yes
Randy Russom -Yes
Tom Goss made a motion, seconded by Mike Peachey, to continue the meeting beyond
5:00 pm.
The motion carried on a 4-1 voice vote:
Tom Goss-Yes
Chuck Fellows -No
Mike Peachey-Yes
Randy Russom -Yes
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Warren Hoag -Yes
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Chuck Fellows noted his dissenting vote was simply because he didn't want the meeting
to continue all night and would like it to be concluded in an appropriate amount of time.
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THE ARROYO GRANDE HOOSEGOW JAIL
The origin of the word HOOSEGOW is the subject of considerable debate. The Merriam· Webster
Dictionary states it is a noun and slang for jail. It is derived from the Spanish word "juzgado" meaning
a panel of judges or courtroom. It states the first known use of the word is approximately 1909. Ruth
Paulding, in a speech made 2-14-1976 at the dedication of HOOSEGOW PARK, commented that when
she studied Spanish in 1911 that juzgado meant a "tribunal, a court of justice."
Ancestry.com states it is of Mexican origin and is slang for jail however believes the origin occurred
between 1860-1865.
Maven's Word of the Day states it was first used in English approximately 1908.
The local jail referred to as the HOOSEGOW was probably not in use in 1886. On 4-1-1886 Peter Hemmi,
his son Julius Hemmi, and his nephew, George Glesse were arrested by Constable Thomas Whitely,
aided by Deputy Joe Eubanks, for the shooting death of Eugene Walker and wounding of his wife, Nancy
Walker.
They were jailed in a uheavily timbered shed" in Arroyo Grande to await Sheriff McLeod to take them
to San Luis Obispo. According to Constable Whitely, uMyself and Eubanks guarded the jail during the
forepart of the night. I left Eubanks in charge and I took a walk around town and all was quiet. Eubanks
and 1, being hungry, went to supper leaving Dan Rice In charge of the jail.u Whitely and Eubanks were
overpowered by an angry mob and locked in a storage room at Pat Manning's Restaurant. Rice was
subdued by the mob and the three prisoners were taken by the mob to a railroad trestle where two of
the three were hanged. (1988.011).
This jail was not the HOOSEGOW as it is described as a "heavily timbered shed." An article in the Times-
Press-Recorder dated 9-11-1985 commented, "In the late 1880's those arrested were placed into a
timbered building near the bank of the Arroyo Grande Creek." (1985.003.050).
Various documents have described the HOOSEGOW as:
"solidly built concrete structure." (1988.011.004)
"the jail is constructed of eight-inch-thick reinforced concrete." (1999.052.0088)
Perhaps the most detailed description is found in" made entirely of concrete, the walls of the jail
measure eight inches thick with the total building size being 15 feet, 3 inches long by 11 feet, 3 inches
wide. Three very high windows, one on each of three sides of the building, let in air and light. Other
than the holes made by the word hoosegow, burned in the door, there are no other vents or openings
for air. Each window measures 10 inches by 12 inches and is crisscrossed by heavy iron bars. The iron
door, complete with iron bolt and padlock, is the second door to seal the jail. The first door was made
of wood. It was replaced with the more substantial iron door because the prisoners kept chipping away
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at the wooden one." (2001.107.073).
In the late 1930's Jack Schnyder, a local blacksmith and City Councilman, "burned the word HOOSGOW
through the door of the jail. (1983.074.00lJ). Refer to attachment of claims submitted to the City of
Arroyo Grande by Schnyder in the 1930's. A Times-Press-Recorder article dated 9-11·1985 commented
that local historian Gordon Bennett found fault with the spelling HOOSGOW and preferred the spelling
HOOSEGOW. (1985.003.50).
Jack Schnyder immigrated from Switzerland to Arroyo Grande about 1919. By 1937 he had been a
blacksmith for 18 years and was a City Councilman. (2004.018.137).
Buron Ewing, a former Deputy, recalled the day Schnyder burned the word HOOSGOW through the
door of the jail. Schnyder wrote the word HOOSGOW, instead of jail, "because that's the way us boys
referred to it." Us boys refers to Ewing, Gerard Dana, and Ed Pearl who were all Deputies at the time
the word was added to the door.
Gerard Sheridan Dana, the grandson of Capt William Dana, married Dorothy Cox of Arroyo Grande
in 1925. Dana served with the USMC during WWI and fought with the US Army 9lr. Infantry Division
during the Aisne·Marne offensive. He was awarded the French Croix de Guerre and Purple Heart. He
was a Guard at Camp San Luis Obispo in 1935 and was the Arroyo Grande Constable for 16 years. In
1958 he was the Judge for the Arroyo Grande court.
In the 1970's a proposal was made to move the HOOSEGOW jail to the area of Mason and Branch. It
was met with mixed emotions. The Arroyo Grande Woman's Club favored that it remain at it's current
location on LePoint Street. Mrs. W.A. Hubbard, chair of California Heritage for the club, said that she
intended to research the background of the jail to determine if it contributed to the heritage of the
community or might qualify for a historical marker. On 2-14-1976 HOOSEGOW PARK was dedicated at
it's present location.
There are several theories regarding the age of the jail with conflicting opinions:
"Built in the late lSSO's the HOOSEGOW stood long before Arroyo Grande had a police department. At
the time of construction law enforcement was provided by Deputy Sheriffs out of San Luis Obispo and
local concerned citizens." (2001.107.073).
"Estimates indicate it might have been constructed in the late 1880's." and "Fanny Hodges
remembers passing by on the way to school .... and as far back as she and her brother, Virgil Hodges,
91, can remember • it was there." (Fresno Bee article 10-Z0-1970). Virgil would have been born about
1879 and passed by on his way to school.
"In the late 1880's there was no HOOSEGOW building on LePoint Street. Instead, those who crossed
the law of the times found themselves shunted into a timbered jail near the bank of the Arroyo Grande
Creek." (1985.003.050)
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" It is not known exactly when this jail was erected but it probably was in 1910 or 1911, shortly before
Arroyo Grande incorporated as a city. Among the first council business recorded in early minutes is a
motion to 'correspond with the proper authorities asking the privilege of using the branch jail."' That
was 7-26-1911. (newspaper article-unknown date or source).
"The jail was constructed around 1910 for the county constable. The city council requested
authorization to use the branch jail from the county board of supervisors on 7-26-1911. The jail was
later acquired by the City of Arroyo Grande." (Images of America, Arroyo Grande by Jean Hubbard and
Gary Hoving, Arcadia Publlshing).
"The tiny one-roomed jail over looking downtown Arroyo Grande from LePoint Street is known as the
HOOSEGOW. It was believed to have been constructed around 1910 for use by the county Constable.
One of the orders of business, for the new city, was to correspond with the County Board of Supervisors
to ask for the privilege of using the branch county jail. The request was recorded in the City Council
minutes of July 26, 1911." (Arroyo Grande Police Department History-AGPD website).
I reviewed eleven books of Board of Supervisors Minutes at the San Luis Obispo County Clerk's Office.
These books cover the period of 1852-1912. Each book consisted of 12 separate microfiche files
and each microfiche consisted of 30-44 pages of documents. Some of the books were indexed and
some were not. Those not indexed required a page by page review of the contents for any notations
concerning the construction of the branch jail in Arroyo Grande. Specifically I searched for (Arroyo
Grande (2) bids (3) construction (4) branch jail (5) jail (6) sheriff (7) constable (8) calaboose. Below are
listed all of the references I could locate in the Board of Supervisors Minutes from 1852-1912.
"A petition from the citizens of Arroyo Grande praying this Board to cause to be built at Arroyo
Grande a calaboose having been heretofore received and referred back for specifications and the said
specifications having been received and filed, it is ordered that said petition be and the same rejected."
Book 0, page 379 Mon 2-5-1883
NOTE: On the same date, book, and page number, directly below the minutes concerning the Arroyo
Grande petition was a notation that a similar petition submitted to the Board of Supervisors, by the
community of Cambria, was granted " provided that the said calaboose be erected without any expense
to the county."
"It is ordered that H.Y. Stanley be hereby authorized to procure the necessary bedding for the Arroyo
Grande calaboose." Book E, page 324 Mon 3-2-1885
" In regards to the branch jail at the town of Arroyo Grande, it is ordered that the contract heretofore
existing between the Board of Supervisors and one Pete Olohan for ( illegible· possibly ground?) rent for
said jail be cancelled and discontinued and that Supervisor Moore be authorized to make arrangements
for the location and continuance of said jail." Book G, page 291 Thurs 12-29,1892
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"On motion of Supervisor Oiff, seconded by Supervisor Black, it is ordered that Supervisor Donovan
is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and dispose of the Old Branch Jail in the town of Arroyo
Grande for the benefit of the county." Book J, page 349 Fri 1-8-1900
"Concerning the communication from the City of Arroyo Grande asking the Board to grant said city use
of the branch jail it is ordered and referred to Supervisor Donovan with full power to act." Book K, page
249 Weds 9-6-1911
There were numerous entries in the volumes concerning the topics searched, however, these were
the only ones that specifically identified the jail in Arroyo Grande. For example, as mentioned above,
Arroyo Grande was rejected in 1883 when it petitioned for a jail to be constructed but on the same page
Cambria was approved. There were numerous entries for Templeton, Santa Margarita, San Miguel,
Oceano, Nipomo, Shandon, Cholame, etc to construct jails. Cambria was mentioned above as it was on
the same page as the Arroyo Grande petition.
Board of Supervisors Minutes Books searched:
A-1852-1858
B-1859-1868
C-1854-1879
0-1879-1883
E-1883-1887
F-1887-1891
G-1892-1894
H-1894-1900
I-1900-1905
J-1906-1909
K-1910-1912
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Mr. Geoff English
Arroyo Grande City Hall
300 East Branch
AJ.Toyo Grande, CA 93420
RE: Hoosgow Park
Dear Geoff,
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This is a letter of intent to tell you the South County Historical Society is firmly behind
the idea of creating an exhibit at the Hoosgow in Hoosgow Park. Several possibilities
have been discussed including creating a walk-in, ban-ed area with a mannequin on a cot.
We also plan to raise funds for a plaque to place on the Hoosgow itself, giving a brief
history of this building.
It is hard for us to predict when this will happen. We know Gary Hoving is strongly in
favor ofthis exhibit and will probably be 'lead man' on it as we move forward. We are
bound always by financial constraints and the time constraints of our volunteers.
We remain very pleased that the City is moving fo1ward with design and upgrades for the
park itself.
Thank you and the City for your support.
Sincerely,
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