Bill Pond Oral History

An interview with William B. Pond circa 2008.
In March 1959, the Sacramento County Supervisors adopted an ordinance forming the County Department of Parks and Recreation and hired Bill Pond as the director. Pond began directing the development of the first master plan for the American River Parkway in 1960. Soon thereafter, county supervisors approved the first land acquisitions for the Parkway. When the final plan was before the supervisors in 1962, it was unanimously adopted in concept and incorporated into the County General Plan.