Daily Pilot: Costa Mesa gets moving on park upgrades funded by $11.2M from local lawmakers
BY SARA CARDINE
Costa Mesa city leaders are beginning to move on a series of park improvements made possible by $11.2 million in funding from two local legislators seeking to expand access to public open space.
Officials have been planning on how to best spend funds received in July 2022, when state Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) announced he’d earmarked $10 million from the state’s budget to help expand Shalimar Park on the city’s west side and restore portions of Fairview Park.
A .18-acre pocket park sandwiched between two residential apartment buildings at 782 Shalimar Drive, the site is one of just a few areas of public open space available to west-side residents.