Park Stockdale is a neighborhood of 578 homes located in beautiful southwest Bakersfield With entrances at Rio Bravo DrIVE and Lennox AveNUE. Park Stockdale is a quiet, mature community with a distinctive character not seen IN the newer housing tracts where it is difficult to tell one house from the next.
Residents enjoy community amenities including four full-size tennis courts, a five-lane, 75-foot-long swimming pool with diving board, Harrington Park – a private community park/playground, and Frank Weldon Community Hall – the neighborhood community center. Regular neighborhood activities include T-Ball, bi-annual neighborhood-wide yard sales, and seasonal neighborhood events.
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Reporting vandals
A Review of 2020 Park Stockdale improvements
By JIM CARNAL
PSCA president
The Park Stockdale Board of Directors voted to increase homeowners’ dues from $18 a month to $21 a month effective back on Jan. 1, 2020. The board was considering raising dues again in 2021 but then the Covid pandemic hit with its resulting economic devastation. The directors deferred any more increases until the economy improves.
Here is a list of some of the bigger items that the dues increase helped fund.
–Trimmed all park trees of dangerous branches. Some trees had broken limbs just waiting to fall.
–Repaired and repainted the exterior of all buildings, including the wrought iron fencing. The exterior had not been painted for at least 15 years.
–Ground down level all concrete in the pool area (tripping hazard).
–Puttied and repainted cracks and lines on all four tennis courts.
–Created the ParkCourse designed for children.
–Replaced the newsletter with our new website, parkstockdale.org, to save money and go paperless.
–Reseeded and fertilized the lawn.
–Repaired the roof and a bathroom wall after a leak caused water damage.
–Replaced a broken pool skimmer.
–Planted replacement seedless liquid amber and raywood ash trees.
–Added office security screen door.
There is still much to do, according to the 2019 reserve study commissioned by the board.
–Replace the Harrington Park sign.
–Repair or replace the two park barbecues.
–Update the playground equipment.
–Replace the roof.
–Install rooftop solar to save energy expenses.
–Repave the parking lot.
–Resurface the tennis courts.
–Refurbish the hall.
–Replenish the reserve account.
Newsletter goes online
The Park Stockdale Civic Association has joined the 21st century, or at least the 20th century, by unveiling its own home page: parkstockdale.org.
This home page replaces the newsletter, which is being discontinued with the final August 2020 issue.
The move from print to digital will allow us to get information out quicker and without space limitations and will save an estimated $3,500 annually in printing and postage, according to PSCA President Jim Carnal.
Swim season extended
The Park Stockdale pool traditionally closes on Labor Day but this year the swim season has been extended. Swimming will be offered from 4-8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 27.
New sanitation engineer
Our new sanitation engineer Giovanny said Park Stockdale is a really nice neighborhood and wants to thank residents for all the friendly waves. Gio replaces Lorenzo Castilleja, who was featured in the July 2020 newsletter, who has been moved to lighter duty due to health issues.
Gio was observed climbing out of the truck to move a can closer to the big forklift arm. When vehicles are parked on curves, it’s a tough reach. Please place cans apart but close to the street. And keep waving at those who serve our neighborhood.