Not even a runoff election on March 25 could finalize the Peninsula Community Planning Board’s (PCPB) composition. In the second round of balloting in a month, Patricia Clark and Jay Shumaker were elected, but none of the other candidates received the necessary simple majority vote — forcing yet another runoff election for the final seat tonight, April 8. The latest election will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St. Following their success, Clark and Shumaker shared thoughts on their roles with the PCPB. “One of my goals is to work with the rest of the planning board and be an integral part of that and to complement the others that are now serving and will serve,” Clark said. “I’m thinking of focusing on Parks and Recreation. There are more parks needed and I’d like to investigate and see what space is available for new parks.” Shumaker said he will address zoning issues. “My platform is to try to improve and beautify Point Loma Village and the Peninsula,” Shumaker said. “The best way to do that is to replace an archaic zoning code with a form-based code that is primarily graphic and that people can understand. I want to replace the zoning code with a code that works; that can be applied intuitively. We don’t want another plan that sits on the shelf.” With another round of elections on the horizon, here is a quick recap of the three remaining candidates fighting for the final seat (more complete profiles are available in the March 12 Peninsula Beacon): Norman Allenby Allenby has owned property in Point Loma since 1980 and has lived in the area for nearly 50 years. He is currently a lawyer and a mediator and owner of Onsite Water Treatment. He is an environmentalist who said he is focused on water and energy conservation. Suhail Khalil Khalil is an incumbent of the PCPB and has served as chair of the board’s Airport Committee for the last three years. Khalil is a commercial real estate broker and has a background in finance and investment capital ventures. His work involving the airport can be seen at www.pcpb.net/airport.html. Geoff Page Page has lived in Point Loma since 1980 and has owned and operated OBcean Builders, Inc. for the last eight years. He previously served on the PCPB for two years, including spending six months as chair. According to his application, Page is concerned with overdevelopment in the Peninsula. — Note: Candidate Kirk Mather has now dropped his name from the ballot following the first runoff election.
