Yesterday, Jim desmond announced a proposal to waive youth sports fees in San Diego County. Kids have suffered greatly over the last year, from virtually learning to not being able to play the sports they love; the last 14 months have been extremely difficult for our kids and their parents. Youth sports participation is down in San Diego County, and I don’t want money to be the reason.
These funds would come from the American Rescue Plan Act, the Federal dollars, which have been sent to San Diego County for COVID-19 relief. The leagues would then be reimbursed out of these funds. I have submitted the proposal to our Chief Administrative Officer and we will vote on this proposal at our Board meeting next Tuesday, June 8th.
I believe we need to do all we can to help the people of San Diego as we recover from the pandemic and I believe waiving youth sports fees, will have a major impact for many people in our community.
Next Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors will decide how to allocate the over $300 million of COVID-19 relief funds, given to the County by the Federal Government. Over the last week, I’ve shared a few of my proposals including, “Dine-Out and Help-Out” helping our military and first responder families, and most recently the waiving of youth sports fees. If you feel these are worthy causes or want to voice your opinion on how the money should be spent, come to the Board meeting, or call in!
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