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CSDA Receives CARPD Legislative Advocacy Award

By Kristin Withrow posted 06-13-2022 12:51 PM

  
California Special Districts Association was honored to receive the 2022 Legislative Advocacy Award from the California Association of Recreation and
Matthew Duarte from CAPRI on left with CSDA CEO Neil McCormick from CSDA holding award.Park Districts (CARPD) for our effort to establish and administer the Special District COVID-19 Relief Fund which allocated $100M to California's Special Districts who all helped shoulder the burden of pandemic response in California.

CEO Neil McCormick was on hand to receive the award in South Lake Tahoe during the CARPD Annual Conference in May.  "CSDA is proud to be recognized for our effort to inform key legislators of the need to include special districts in relief funding," said McCormick. "We would like to express our gratitude to CARPD and  the coalition of more than 750 signatories and more than 200 special district officials who participated in virtual meetings with legislators in support of this districts.”

Matthew Duarte, executive director of California Association of Recreation & Park Districts (CARPD), presented McCormick with the award. "We recognized CSDA for its significant contributions to legislative matters affecting CARPD members," Duarte stated, "CSDA truly stood out for its tireless efforts -- not only to ensure our agencies had access to COVID-19 relief funding, but also that they were able to deliver the essential services that their communities needed."


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