Maintaining the beauty and charm of Del Mar

By Carl B. Hilliard

Restoring the San Dieguito Lagoon and River Park, removing the train tracks to I-5, preserving and protecting our beaches, turning the Winston school site into a recreational park and preserving the scale of our neighborhoods are my goals.

The recommendation of the City Council was to bore a tunnel under Del Mar and to build double track trestles over the lagoons. Citizens were not able to see the Draft EIR report and instead referred to a web site where the report could be found. It takes over four minutes to download this report using a high-speed internet line and virtually impossible with a dial-up line. I obtained a copy which is available in the library. Citizens have until October 25 to comment. I urge everyone to file comments in favor of locating the train tracks on I-5.

The City Council has been spending money on studies to construct a new city hall, fire station and other structures on the Winston school site. This is a radical departure from the Community plan and unwanted by most of the residents. The obvious and best use of this property is for a recreational center and preservation of the grass fields for sports.

Call me at (858) 509-2938 or e-mail me at chilliard@sbcglobal.net if you have other ideas. Let's work together to develop a focused strategy to achieve our goals.