The Ocean Beach Town Council board of directors recently reported the position of its membership regarding the beach alcohol ban (“OB Town Council opposes beach alcohol ban,” Dec. 27 edition, page 6). To present a broader perspective, we looked at how the residents of Ocean Beach voted on the alcohol ban (Proposition G) in 2002. They defeated it by a 3-to-1 margin (2,208 votes against a ban and 795 votes in favor of a ban).
We would also like to make sure there aren’t any misconceptions regarding the role and function of the Ocean Beach Town Council board of directors. We are an all-volunteer board that is elected by its membership. Our primary purpose is to support community events and coordinate with other community organizations and representatives.
Each year, we sponsor community events such as the Chili Cook-Off, the Pancake Breakfast, the Holiday Parade, several community cleanups ” the most recent of which resulted in over 18 tons of trash being picked up and the Ocean Beach Food and Toy Drive in which we support over 65 families in need. In addition, we give out thousands of dollars in grants to local community groups each year.
The board of directors works with many governmental agencies to coordinate our community improvement efforts, including the county board of supervisors, the City Council, the City Attorney’s Office and the Graffiti Task Force and Crime Prevention units of the local police department.
We would like to invite any interested community member to join us in volunteering at our many community events and attend our general meetings, which are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except in November and December) at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Center. We welcome all suggestions on how we can continue to improve the Ocean Beach community.
This letter has been sanctioned by the Ocean Beach Town Council board of directors’ Executive Committee, of which Jim Musgrove serves as president.