OCEANSIDE
Residents spoke out strongly this week against a suggestion that Oceanside close its aging Brooks Street pool and use the savings to operate its soon-to-open El Corazon Aquatics Center.
“It really was hurtful and . disrespectful . to suggest closing the pool,” said Wayne Godinet of the Oceanside Samoan Cultural Committee at Wednesday’s Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. A lifelong Oceanside resident, he swam at Brooks Street as a child.
For the record:
9:26 AM, Feb. 22, 2021An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the location of the El Corazon Aquatics Center. It is in City Council District 4.
City Councilman Christopher Rodriguez proposed earlier this month shutting down the Brooks Street Swim Center, which serves a low-income, ethnically diverse neighborhood, and using the money to operate the new El Corazon Aquatics Center, which is over three miles away in a more affluent area.
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Facing the possibility of a six-hour or longer meeting to interview a record number of applicants, the Oceanside City Council decided last week to change a policy it adopted a year ago to bring “transparency” to the political appointment process.
Thirty-six people initially applied to be appointed to the two years remaining in the District 1 council seat left vacant by the election of Mayor Esther Sanchez. One person has since withdrawn. The interviews and a possible selection are set for Jan. 27.
Instead of all 35 applicants, the council voted 3-1 last week to interview only the top five picks of each council member. Their choices will be announced to the city clerk at the Jan. 27 meeting, which would mean a maximum of 20 interviews and probably fewer if some choices overlap. Also, they will shorten each interview to five minutes instead of 10.