Huntington Beach News

May 8, 2006

Here Is Some Community Information:

On Saturday April 29th, 2006, I Attended The Shipley Nature Center Spring Festival. What A Fun Event That Was. There Was A Dedication Ceremony Where REI Of Huntington Beach Which Is A Sports Recreation Store At The Bella Terra Mall Donated Around $10,000 Dollars To The Friends Of Shipley Nature Center.

Also The Orange County Metropolitan Water District Donated Around $20,000 Dollars As Well. This Should Help With The Ongoing Restoration Of The Shipley Nature Center. Did You Know That More Than 13,000 Students Visit The Shipley Nature Center Each Year. This Is A Very Important Part Of Education. Learning About The Nature Habitats.

On Thursday May 4th, 2006, I Attended The Municipal City Clerk's Open House At Huntington Beach City Hall. This Was In The City Clerk's Office. That Was Also A Wonderful Event. I Got To Learn The Daily Routine Of What The Clerk's Office Does For The Community. If You Need To Get A Passport For A Vacation Or Business Venture, I Suggest You Go To The City Clerk's Office. I Want To Thank Our City Clerk Joan Flynn, Her Assistant City Clerk Robin Lugar, Patricia Albers - Deputy City Clerk And The Entire Staff For Doing A Great Job For This City. You're The Best!!!!

On Wedensday May 10th, 2006 At: 7:00PM In The City Council Chambers At Huntington Beach City Hall - 2000 Main Street, There Is Going To Be A Public Meeting To Share Your Concerns About A Senior Center That Is Being Proposed To Be Built In Central Park. Here's Some Information For Your Review About That:

There Is A Proposal Being Discussed In Huntington Beach To Build A 45,290 Square Foot Building - With Parking Lots - On Open And Green Land That Is Currently A Part Of Central Park. To Accomplish This Task, The City Council Must Rezone Portions Of Central Park From It's Current Status Of Medium To High Intensity. In Other Words, Central Park Would Get Much Smaller And Much, Much Busier. "Such Use With A Building Is Considered High Intensity" (City Of Huntington Beach, Notice Of Public Meeting, Dated April 24th, 2006).

The Building Is A Proposed Senior Center With An Estimated Price Tag Of Around $23 Million Dollars. At Present There Are No Funds Earmarked For This Project And It Shall Sit Across The Street From The City's Other Costly Recent Project - The Sports Complex. That Project Costs Nearly 3 Times It's Original Estimate, Which Was Not Well Researched And It Now Cost The City Of Huntington Beach In Excess Of Around $1 Million Dollars Per Year In An Additional Debt Load.

Central Park Is A Very Special Part Of The City.

If You Would Like Further Information On This, Please E-Mail Mindy White, President Of Save Central Park At: savecentralpark@aol.com

Just A Quick Reminder, That This Friday May 12th, 2006 At The Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, There Is Going To Be A Women Of Distinction Luncheon Honoring Erin Runnion And Several Other Citizens. This Is Sponsored By The Soroptimist International Of Huntington Beach. The Event Takes Place From 11 AM To 1 PM. Tickets Cost $50 Dollars Per Person.