Recruitment for Representative on the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee Open

Concord, Calif. (October 15, 2025) - At its October 14, 2025 meeting, the Concord City Council announced a recruitment for the City of Concord's representative on the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee to fill one (1) opening for a two-year term ending January 31, 2027; and setting a deadline of Friday, November 14, 2025, at 5 p.m. for receipt of applications by the City Clerk.

The Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee, a Contra Costa County advisory committee, includes seats for one representative from each jurisdiction or unincorporated community along the corridor (Alamo, City of Concord, City of San Ramon, Town of Danville, City of Walnut Creek, and City of Pleasant Hill); a District III seat; a District IV seat; and a seat for the East Bay Regional Park District.

The Committee was authorized by the Board of Supervisors on July 22, 1997, to assist Contra Costa County in developing a management program for the former Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way known as the Iron Horse Corridor. The Corridor extends approximately 18 miles from near Mayette Avenue in Concord to the Alameda County line. In 2000, the Board of Supervisors expanded the Advisory Committee's role to continue to work on implementing and monitoring the Landscape Element of the Management Program and to assist in completion of the Joint Use Criteria and Standards, Public Information and Finance Elements of the Management Program.

Application forms are available at https://www.cityofconcord.org/264/Applications-for-Boards-Committees-Commi.

To learn more about the Iron Horse Corridor Management Committee, please visit https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/413/Iron-Horse-Corridor.

CONTACT: Joelle Fockler, MMC

City Clerk

(925) 671-3390, [email protected]

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