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Why change, La Mesa?
FYI: I AM an old La Mesa person. I was born in the La Mesa Hospital (La Mesa Blvd. at Glen St.) La Mesa was not built nor designed for the heavy traffic that now flows through. Let's get some more SUV's on those winding streets! If you like parking meters, you'll LOVE "The Village." 1. No one really cares about "the village." City officials want tax revenue, and any developer that will offer more. Lets park a delivery truck RIGHT HERE. Anyone see any kids playing around "The Village?" 2. La Mesa is used as a career stop for beginning city planners and money-driven contractors. "The Village" : Right. Where is the candy store? The printer? The jeweler? The bakery? The hardware store? Toy store? Sporting goods store? Kid's clothing store? Woman's fashions? Men's store (Highlander, anyone)? Barber? Grocer? Deli? Green grocer? Flower store? Theater? "The Village" has been erased. 3. Erased was the baseball field and park that used to be north of the fire station. That WAS nice. Sun Valley Golf WAS nice, before the politicians turned off the water. Look at the mess around Center Street; center of what? The EDCO dump in the middle of town? Grossmont Center WAS nice- out of the way, lots of tax revenue. We get low income housing where the community Christmas tree used to be. Village? How is that pronounced? T-R-O-L-L-Y, say "village"-- funny, both are two syllables and synonyms. 4. "The Village" street corners are a disaster. Look how many are scored with tire marks from being run over. The traffic flow is a disaster around the central railroad track area, up to the mortuary. One used to be able to get around town by crossing the tracks. Look from a satellite view. Driving and parking used to be symbiotic. 5. Oh... "the village" on El Cajon Blvd? Isn't that the village, too? How does one spell EYESORE? I'm rambling like an old person. Get rid of the intern planners. They see a puffed up résumé, NOT a village. To rephrase an old Beach Boys song, "Pack 'em in. Pack 'em in. Buddy goin' to shut you down." Hey visitors: bloom where you were planted.. not here.— June 27, 2016 7:21 a.m.