The City of Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department offers the public access to well maintained green space to enjoy leisure recreation.
- Raymond Quigley ?-1949
- Howard Holman 1950-1974[1][2]
- Philip Daher 1974-1989[3]
- Joe Wingfield 1990-1995[4][5]
- Ron Primavera 1996?-2003?
- Randall Cooper 2005-2012[6]
- Manuel Mollinedo 2014-2016[7]
- Parvin Neloms Jr. 2017-2019[8]
- TJ Miller 2019-2021
- Aaron Aguirre 2021-?[9]
Quigley was sometimes referred to as the "superintendent of playgrounds" and was very involved in the city recreational sports leagues for children and adults. The Playgrounds department hosted an annual junior tennis tournament for many years in the 20s and 30s. Quigley was also instrumental in building the Fresno Municipal Golf Course. The time, Fresno had three private golf clubs (Sunnyside, Fort Washington and Riverside) but no municipal course. The city took over the Riverside gold course and contructed additional holes. Should make a page for Fort Washington Golf Course.
The budget has been an issue.[10]
Measure P.
List of Facilities
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edit- ^ "New park named for former city official". The Fresno Bee. July 17, 1991. p. 14. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Clough, Edwin (September 3, 1974). "Retiring Recreation Chief Urges Service For People". The Fresno Bee. p. 37. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rift Over Parks Panel's Role Seems Settled". The Fresno Bee. April 16, 1975. p. 26. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Take acting off his job title". The Fresno Bee. April 24, 1990. p. 26. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Recreation Director Steps Down". The Fresno Bee. February 1, 1995. p. 12. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Davis, Jim (November 11, 2004). "San Jose Deputy Police Chief hired as Fresno Parks Director". The Fresno Bee. p. B1. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Sheehan, Tim (December 19, 2016). "Fresno parks chief steps down; search for replacement begins". The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Calix, Brianna (February 27, 2019). "Fresno names interim parks director but remains tight-lipped on departure of former head". The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Calix, Brianna (November 6, 2021). "Fresno hires parks director, adds over 50 parks jobs. Measure P spending questions remain". The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Hostetter, George (September 20, 2011). "Budget targets park upkeep". The Fresno Bee. p. A1. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Girardi, John (September 7, 2003). "An outsider takes a look at skaters". The Fresno Bee. p. H10. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Benjamin, Marc (March 20, 2001). "Skate: Two cities get on board". The Fresno Bee. p. 12. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "In the Lions Den". The Fresno Bee. December 26, 2002. p. B1. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno-Lion's Den Skate Park". Site Design Group, Inc. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Coleman, Donald E. (August 3, 2003). "From the Ground Up". The Fresno Bee. p. B1. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Porter, Walt (April 8, 1972). "Bigby Villa - fulfillment of many dreams". The Fresno Bee. p. 15. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hyde Park: Test Trees Are Development Key". The Fresno Bee. May 16, 1974. p. 17. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Silver, Lisa (April 17, 1992). "Hyde Park down in the dumps again". The Fresno Bee. p. 17. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.