In a 3-2 vote Wednesday night the Encinitas City Council directed the parks commission to look into creating a nature park on the nearly 9.4-acre, Quail Gardens Drive site.
The Encinitas Parks & Recreation Commission will explore the idea of turning a city-owned site that’s previously been proposed for low-income housing into a native habitat park.
The new park option was sparked by an offer from Encinitas resident Glen Johnson, who submitted an e-mail to the mayor in early July stating that he would give the city $100,000 in exchange for future park naming rights. He wrote that he wants to call it the Sally Johnson Park, in memory of his wife.
“My neighborhood is taking the brunt of the Housing Element and I want to do something good for my neighbors,” he said. In November 2023, the council voted 3-2, with Ehlers and Mayor Tony Kranz opposed, to declare the property surplus. That launched a 60-day period where area government agencies — city, county and state parks and recreation departments — could submit requests asking to lease or purchase the property for open-space purposes. Nobody submitted a request, so Encinitas can now move forward with other options, city employees said in February.
Council member Allison Blackwell, whose seat is also up for election, said she thought the city could pursue both options right now and make a final decision about what was best later.SDPD officer killed in fiery crash following pursuit was ‘one of a kind’
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