The San Diego City Council on June 13 voted on the final version of the San Diego budget, which included money for additional trash pickup in the Mission Beach area to help prevent summer fly infestation.
“We have small businesses and restaurants who count on visitors and tourists to dine, however, there is such a large concentration of flies in Mission Beach these restaurants are getting cited for excessive flies by County Health officials,” said District 2 Councilmember Lorie Zapf. “Additionally, tourists have been complaining online with negative reviews, which hurts their business and in turn hurts the TOT bottom line.”
Although, funding for this year is approved in the budget allocation. It is important to provide a continuous funding source. Zapf has encouraged the residents of Mission Beach to create a Mission Beach Community Benefits District to guarantee funding for the second trash pick-up in future years.
“The second trash pick-up is necessary and will help cut the fly cycle to prevent further breeding and reduce the amount of flies in Mission Beach,” added Zapf.