La Jolla group calls city's decision 'short-sighted,' 'one-sided' and precedent-setting
The city of San Diego plans to make the seasonal closure of Point La Jolla year-round, saying it doesn’t have enough staff to keep people “out of harm’s way” when the area is open.The seasonal closure from May 1 through Oct. 31, which started last year, is implemented through signs, a chain across the wooden access stairway and two K-rail barriers on the western end of the closure area.
A preliminary long-term management plan submitted in October recommended that the closure dates, location and methods stay the same. San Diego’s permit for the closure is in effect for seven years, assuming the city meets conditions set by the commission.Recommended dates, location and methods are the same as during this year’s seasonal closure, which lasted from May 1 to Oct. 31, but the plan also calls for data to be collected to measure the closure’s effectiveness.
La Jolla Parks & Beaches President Bob Evans, Vice President Brenda Fake and Treasurer Tim Seery attend the board’s meeting Monday. “The proposed city plan is short-sighted and one-sided. A proper management plan would recognize that what happens on Point La Jolla matters to the whole park area. … We need a locally based long-term park conservation plan that can help San Diego properly invest in protecting the natural resources.”Local waterman Kurt Hoffman said environmental impacts of the closure need to be studied. “There is a whole part of the environmental problem that is not being looked at,” he said.
La Jolla Parks & Beaches member Melinda Merryweather said local surfers and swimmers “know how to relate to the sea lions” and that tourists and others who are less familiar with pinnipeds are the problem.Hadley suggested that she propose a way to identify who the tourists are and how to enforce such a policy.
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