Mula sa pondo ng Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), sa kahilingan nina Congresswwoman Ivy Arago, Mayor Vicente Arago, at Councilor Angie Yang, na naipalabas sa tulong ni Reelectionist Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid (inset) ay kasalukuyang itinatayo sa tulong ng JOBEL Enterprises ang isang may 100-metrong boardwalk (o pasyalang yari sa I-beam at tabla) sa baybayin ng Sampaloc Lake sa sakop ng Barangay V-A sa ikasisigla ng eco-tourism industry ng lunsod. Ang pagtatayo ay may pakikipag-ugnayan sa Laguna Lake Development Authority at sa pagsubaybay ni DPWH District Engineer Federico L. Concepcion. (Ruben E. Taningco)
What is now known as Doña Leonila (Mini-Forest) Park overlooking the Sampaloc Lake is actually a portion of the site for the City Hall Complex purchased in 1937 by the Municipal Government of San Pablo headed by President Inocencio Barleta, which was partly developed after the termination of World War II under the administration of appointed City Mayor, Dr. Fernando A. Bautista. During the incumbency of elected Mayor Lauro D. Dizon Sr., with the help of the Rotary Club of San Pablo, and under the supervision of Dr. Juan B. Hernandez, then club secretary of the local Rotary Club and Chairman of the City Beautification Committee, constructed some park structures at the park, with the fountain featuring the country lass with agriculture harvest as centerpiece. Probably, Hernandez and then City Engineer Perfecto Reyes were inspired by the figures affixed on the façade of the City Hall Building which symbolizes progress. Sometimes on April of 1961 when then President Carlos Garcia made a
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