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THE COAST NEWS

MAKING WAVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

VOL. 26, NO. 13

MARCH 30, 2012

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ENCINITAS — The city is violating the first amendment by masking the image of late Councilwoman Maggie Houlihan on the backs of banners hung on lampposts as part of the Arts Alive program, Encinitas resident and Houlihan’s widower Ian Thompson told the council Wednesday. “You’ve used the legal premise that per the city code, images of politicians are prohibited from appearing on banners that hang on city property,� said Thompson. Organizers of the Arts Alive banner program, a decades-old tradition where local artists create works of art on banners to hang on street side lampposts and Ian Thompson, the husband of late Councilwoman Maggie Houlihan, finishes addressing the City Council TURN TO COVERINGS ON A15

March 28, in which he demanded the city remove the material masking his late wife's image from the Arts Alive banners. Photo by Wehtahnah Tucker

Federal cuts may hurt beach monitoring programs San Diego Coastkeeper for the county to analyze. Water samples detect disease-causing pathogens or microbes at sites like Torrey Pines State Beach, 15th Street Del Mar, the San Elijo Lagoon and the Imperial Beach pier. The tests take 24 hours to analyze, and are then put online for residents to check before entering the water. In the event of high levels of pathogens or microbes at sites, the county posts advisory or closure signs at necessary beaches. Advisories and closures are more common during fall and winter primarily due to increased urban runoff and untreated sewage from rainfall, according to McPherson. The county’s beach water monitoring program will cost between $385,000 and $435,000 this year. Most of the funding for the program comes from the state for beach water monitoring during spring and summer. Although more people frequent San Diego beaches during the spring and summer, Travis Pritchard, San Diego Coastkeeper’s Water As part of the Obama Administration’s proposed 2013 budget, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Quality Lab manager, said fall By Jared Whitlock

COAST CITIES — Next year, beach goers may have a more difficult time gauging whether local waters are too polluted to swim in. As part of the Obama Administration’s proposed 2013 budget, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate about $10 million in annual grants it gives to coastal states’ beach water monitor-

ing programs. San Diego stands to lose $25,000 of EPA grant money for its beach water monitoring program, according to Mark McPherson, chief of the Department of Environmental Health’s Land and Water Quality Division. “It’s not a lot of our overall budget, but it could impact testing during the winter months,� McPherson said. If additional funds aren’t

found to offset federal cuts, the county’s beach water monitoring program could be scaled back or eliminated from November through March beginning next year, according to McPherson. During the fall and winter, the county collects and analyzes 20 samples each week along San Diego’s coastline. 40 additional samples are gathered by cities, wastewater agencies and nonprofits like

plans to eliminate about $10 million in annual grants it gives to coastal states’ beach water monitoring programs. File photo

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grants By Bianca Kaplanek

DEL MAR — After hearing options to finance downtown revitalization, which is estimated to cost between $9.5 million and $12.5 million, City Council on March 19 authorized staff to apply for all applicable grants but chose to hold off implementing any new fees until after the November election, when residents will vote on the specific plan that is mandated to move the project forward. The two elements that require funding are $4.5 million to $5.5 million in street and pedestrian improvements that include installing roundabouts on Camino del Mar and a parking structure expected to cost about $5 million to $7 million. “We have a whole variety of potential city funding strategies,� assistant City Manager Mark Delin said. “The city has typically financed a lot of its capital programs through cash. If we were to fund this through cash it would take a great deal of time.� The city currently has about $650,000 in its capital reserve. There are also grants available from TransNet, the San Diego Association of Governments and the state Department of Transportation. Community Development Block Grants are also an option. Councilman Don Mosier said more funding options could be available because the city is planning to use smart-growth development, such as roundabouts. “Smart-growth grants won’t fund stoplights at intersections,� he said. Collectively, however, the city isn’t likely to get more than a few hundred thousand dollars from grants, Delin said. Funding could also come from in-lieu parking fees and existing and additional parking meters, both TURN TO GRANTS ON A15

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