Councilwoman Stacy Mungo Flanigan is proposing the city waive the $100 permit fees this year for block parties as a way to get more eyes on the streets, she said Wednesday.
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The project, approved in an 8-1 vote by the City Council Tuesday, would run along a 3-mile stretch of the river from Carson Street in the north to Atherton Street in the south.
The stretch already has a bike path, but proponents said the open space concept could provide a safer environment for pedestrians as well as keep the area free of debris and encampments.
Councilwoman Suzie Price, who co-authored the motion, was adamant that she would not support using city funds to get the project built but would instead push for state or county dollars. Price previously said she envisions a simplistic design with organic vegetation and a dirt walking path for pedestrians to put space between them and experienced cyclists who travel at high speeds along the river’s bike path.
The Long Beach City Council took a final step toward adopting a plan that will guide development of 437 acres of coveted land west of Long Beach Airport, saying they wanted the former Boeing C-17 manufacturing site to become a “21st century business district.”
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The Globemaster Corridor Specific Plan includes parcels that run along Spring Street from California Avenue to the airport’s main runway west of Redondo Avenue. Other parcels run along Cherry Avenue between Spring and Carson streets.
They include a blend of commercial, industrial, business park and airport parcels, which could bring a mix of hotels, retail, restaurants and newer manufacturing businesses to the area. No residential parcels are in included in the Globemaster plan.
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The El Dorado Park duck pond is set for a massive overhaul that will close the East Long Beach duck destination for about a year as repairs are made to fix leaks, improve ADA access and transform it into a recycled-water reservoir.
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Councilwoman Stacy Mungo Flanigan said the improvements to the pond will increase water circulation which could improve water quality, smooth out sidewalks and portions of the parking lots that have buckled over the decades, and create a better home all around for the scores of waterfowl that make their homes there.
The $4.55 million project will also improve green space around the pond by installing new wetlands areas around it while transforming the pond into a water reservoir that will be used to irrigate the neighboring El Dorado Park Golf Course. Funding for the project is expected to be split between Measure A revenue, the Long Beach Water Department and Measure W funds.