This appears to be another example of how the Hall...

2012-01-22T18:05:06.428-08:00

This appears to be another example of how the Hall Property park has sucked the oxygen out of City Hall. You'd think that a long-overdue and long-planned capital improvement project at Moonlight Beach--one of the city's prime economic drivers--would be a top funding priority, especially considering that state grant money is going to pay for more than three quarters of the costs.

But if you look at the SUMMARY OF PARKS AND BEACHES PROJECTS table in the most recent Capital Improvement/Work Project Program and Financial Guide on the city website, you'll see that the Moonlight Beach improvements aren't even listed. Nor is there a page dedicated to the project. No wonder there is still a budget shortfall for this project: the council might not even know it's on their list of priorities.

Let's hope that the council can get this project out for bid, find the additional funds that might be necessary, and get a contract signed before the state pulls the grant money in June.

I didn't realize that the grant for Beacons we...

2012-01-21T14:30:49.375-08:00

I didn't realize that the grant for Beacons went to Moonlight, but I feel that's just as well. I don't favor a seawall, bathrooms and a shower at Beacons!

However, it seems obvious to all who are following what our city officials are doing, that they DO NOT put BEST PRACTICES into effect. I feel the idea of progress reports being posted on the City's web page is excellent, thank you!

Comments on Leucadia Blog: Homesick Chickens Returning to Encinitas

This appears to be another example of how the Hall...

I didn't realize that the grant for Beacons we...