In the wake of a devastating proposed city budget, a citizen-led initiative to assist the city of San Diego meet its Mission Bay Park Master Plan began Wednesday.
The initiative invites locals to help steer the direction of the city’s largest aquatic park.
The Mission Bay Park Conservancy seeks to maintain city-owned structures around the bay, including the visitor’s center and 25 restrooms, which are at risk of seasonal closure as San Diego seeks to patch a more than $120 million hole in its Fiscal Year 2027 budget.
Additionally, 14 city jobs in the park would be eliminated under San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget.
“This nonprofit is designed to be a community catalyst — bringing together public and private efforts to turn vision into action,” said Bradley Schnell, Mission Bay Park Conservancy founder and president.
“My connection to Mission Bay started with a simple walk through the park, where I came across the deteriorating remains of the original visitor center — an iconic structure that had clearly been forgotten.
“I didn’t just see what was there; I saw what it could become,” he added. “What we’ve done there is a proof of concept for what’s possible across the entire bay when we strike the right balance between environmental stewardship, community needs, and respect for the site’s history. This organization is for the Park by the People.”
Mission Bay Park welcomes more than 100,000 visitors on peak summer days to its 4,235 acres, roughly equal parts land and water. It generates tens of millions in annual lease revenue, according to a conservancy statement.
The conservancy seeks to create a reliable revenue stream to supplement city resources, tackle a lengthy maintenance backlog featuring items such as restrooms, pathways, fire rings and landscaping, speed up the permitting process for events, festivals and youth programs, and lead a diverse group of people who care about the park as they help the city meet the first master plan update since 1994 — including salt marsh and eelgrass restoration.
Balboa Park has a similar conservancy, which uses private funding and a management team to protect the park. Schnell is hoping for that outcome.
“Within the first 60 days, the conservancy expects to announce the first adopted Mission Bay restroom, an initial cohort of founding board members, and the kickoff of community input for the master plan update,” the nonprofit’s statement read.
Those who wish to volunteer or get involved in other ways can find more information here.
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