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About Desert Recreation District

Board of Directors

The board meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Indio Community Center, 45-871 Clinton Street in Indio. The public is invited and encouraged to attend and to provide input on facilities and program needs. (see board below)



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Dreams Can Come True

By working together, we can build a better community and provide our friends and neighbors with a better lifestyle. The Coachella Valley Recreation and Park Foundation’s goal is to raise funds and support The District.

Foundation activities might include land preservation, research and educational projects, establishment of permanent collections, art endowments, and the acquisition and/or development of new recreational facilities such as parks, swimming pools and community centers.

We need your support, and we need your ideas. To get involved or for more information, call 347-3484.

Here's to the Future

Our Master Plan has been completed and our board will soon consider adoption of the document. From our focus groups we received valuable input. Here are a few of the preliminary recommendations to meet the future needs of the 14 communities we serve:

Facilities:

The District should provide a premier aquatic facility with numerous amenities, work on a “major” sports complex and construct a state-of-the-art community center.

Programs:

The District should assume the role of facilitator or broker of recreation, be the source of training opportunities to meet the needs of sports organizations and not-for-profit groups, be the central resource to aide the public in locating local recreation providers and host “summit” meetings of all key recreation groups.

Once finalized and adopted, the document will be on our website. We invite those interested to assist us in the implementation of these plans. This plan is your plan.

We are very excited to have a new plan and look forward to continuing to provide the best recreational services possible!

Meet the Desert Recreation District Board of Directors
Joanne Gilbert - President, Division 3
(Indio & Indio Hills)

Laura McGalliard - Vice President, Division 5
(Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage & Thousand Palms)
Rudy Acosta - Director, Division 4
(La Quinta, Indian Wells & Bermuda Dunes)
Francisco Duran - Director, Division 2 (Coachella)
Charlie Smith - Director, Division 1
(Thermal, Mecca, Oasis, North Shore & Vista Santa Rosa)