As we forge ahead into another new year with continued hope that this will be the year the COVID-19 pandemic ends, the La Jolla Light asked various La Jolla community leaders about their achievements in 2021 and what they hope 2022 has in store.
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Care for La Jolla’s parks and open spaces, as well as those across San Diego City Council District 1, took center stage at Councilman Joe LaCava’s budget town hall May 12.
The online meeting was intended to collect feedback on Mayor Todd Gloria’s $1.73 billion draft budget. It was one of two scheduled town halls; the second was held the morning of May 15.
Requests for rangers, maintenance of existing facilities and capital improvement projects in shoreline parks were raised in hopes that they will be funded in the 2021-22 fiscal year that starts July 1. There are more than 42,000 acres of park assets in San Diego, including almost 27,000 acres of open space and aquatic areas, according to the draft budget. The plan proposes a reduction of just over $69,000 for the Parks & Recreation Department.
La Jolla community planners endorse waiving summer construction moratorium for Scripps Park restroom facility
A rendering depicts the Scripps Park Pavilion project, which is slated for completion in the fall.
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After years of planning, community reviews, a redesign of certain features and COVID-19-related delays, the Scripps Park restroom facility needs one more thing to stay on track for fall completion: a waiver of the summer construction moratorium.
After the La Jolla Parks & Beaches group voted to write a letter to the city of San Diego supporting such a waiver in March, the La Jolla Community Planning Association followed suit at its May 6 meeting.
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