On Nov. 12, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer joined community leaders, along with William Gardner, to break ground on a much-needed makeover for the playground at Bonita Cove. The Bonita Cove playground replacement effort was initially started as a private initiative launched by the Mission Beach Women\u2019s Club and longtime resident and active community member of Mission Beach, Maruta Gardner. Following the development of projects funded under the Mission Bay Park plan, the replacement was folded into the larger plan to incorporate both the Bonita Cove West comfort station and playground.\u00a0
\nOnce complete the playground will be renamed after Maruta Gardner, who was tragically struck and killed by an impaired driver three years ago while she was painting out graffiti in South Mission. When she passed, Faulconer pledged the City\u2019s full support in naming the park in her honor.
\nImprovements to the park include renovation of the half-acre playground, replacement of the comfort station, a new shade structure, sidewalks, and pedestrian curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards\u00a0and enhanced security lighting. Construction costs total $3.4 million.\u00a0
\n“Thanks to the voters the revenue generated by hotels and other leaseholds on Mission Bay\u2019s public parklands is now being spent to improve Mission Bay Park,” Faulconer said. “The Bonita Cove project, in particular, holds a special meaning for this community who have pushed to ensure it will be named after a beloved San Diegan who spent her entire life in service of her city.”
\nCordelia Mendoza, president of Mission Beach Women\u2019s Club, spoke after the mayor and said that Maruta\u2019s spirit will live on at the new park. “Bonita Cove will be Maruta-ized, just like Mission Beach and the rest of us were,” she added. Last year, Faulconer\u00a0announced\u00a0the over $40 million in projects\u00a0planned over the next few years for Mission Bay Park that are the direct result of two voter-approved ballot initiatives to dedicate millions of dollars to improve regional parks. Faulconer helped author Proposition C in 2008 and Measure J in 2016.
\nOver the next six years, City upgrades to Mission Bay Park call for environmental protection and infrastructure projects, including new and improved playgrounds, comfort stations and other public amenities.
\nProjects include:
\n– Bay dredging \u2013 More than $10 million has been spent to restore navigational safety to the bay, which is a top priority for Mission Bay Park.
\n– Parking lots \u2013 More than $5 million for parking lot resurfacing at Crown Point North, De Anza North, De Anza South, Dog Beach, North Cove, Old Sea World Drive, Santa Clara, Dusty Rhodes, Hospitality Point, Mission Point, Ocean Beach Dog Beach Walkway, Quivira Road, Playa Pacifica North, Robb Field, Rose Marie Starns South Shores, Sunset Point, Tecolote North and Tecolote South.
\n– Playgrounds \u2013 Nearly $8 million to replace playground equipment at Bonita Cove West, Crown Point, Santa Clara, Tecolote North, Tecolote South, Bonita Cove East, Dusty Rhodes, Mission Point, Playa Pacifica and Robb Field.
\n– Comfort stations \u2013 More than $7 million to replace and upgrade comfort stations at Bonita Cove West, El Carmel, Mission Bay Athletic Area, North Cove, Santa Clara, Tecolote North, Tecolote South, Bonita Cove East, Dusty Rhodes, Hospitality Point, Mission Point, Playa Pacifica, Robb Field, Sunset Point and Ventura.
\n– Fitness and recreation facilities \u2013 More than $3 million to replace and upgrade the adult fitness course on East Mission Bay and the recreation center at Robb Field.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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