HARRY wrote on Nov 19, 2008 3:51 AM:What about the skate board park the city took away? They should add a new skate board area in this park.

Taxpayer wrote on Nov 19, 2008 8:41 AM:Lusardi is a quality comapany that has a long great reputation.

However, this should upset the unions since Lusardi is also a non union company that pays their employees very well with a greaqt benefit package.

Good for Vista for selecting a them!

TATER wrote on Nov 19, 2008 11:52 AM:Vista is going to build a $15.9 Million sports park.
Escondido is gifting $18.9 Million to a wealthy hotel developer to build a 7 story Marriott Hotel the city has no need of.Escondido is putting public safety on the back burner .Police & Fire Departments are under staffed.Escondido is going to close a library,let the parks landscape go,kill the grass,etc.Escondido goes begging for
$15 K to pay for Police services for the Jaycee's Christmas Parade.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?

Where wrote on Nov 19, 2008 12:43 PM:How about printing just a bit more about where this is. A remote place in NW Vista is a bit vague, don't you think?. Is it some kind of secret or something?

Anybody know where this actually is?

Vistan to Tater wrote on Nov 19, 2008 1:39 PM:It's called a 1/2% increase in sales tax for Vista to allow them to build their new state of the art city offices to match those that Escondido built along with their Arts Center years ago. So nothing coming without a price. You guys got yours a few years ago in good economic times now Vista is trying to pull it off in bad times.

Cheryl wrote on Nov 19, 2008 4:05 PM:This is great news. Pop Warner Football has waited years for this. The location is near the corner of Oceanside Blvd/Bobier and Melrose. I think a new entrance will be put there. North Santa Fe is on the other side.

Artsyrat wrote on Nov 19, 2008 4:10 PM:Yeh, Vista is really late in their progress, however...when the over priced City Hall and the Sports Park are finished (with a skate park), it should bring Vista up a couple of notches. We sure need it, Vista is so behind. I'm anxiously waiting for the S Santa Fe/Mercantile corridor to get started. I guess I better start looking for places in Vista to spend my money and increase the dying tax revenue here. That's just the problem...there are't very many good places to shop in Vista except a few places here and there.

sk8mom wrote on Nov 19, 2008 5:05 PM:I will spend my money elsewhere. Vista won't get a cent from me in sales taxes.15 million for some fake grass a few picnic tables and a foundation!! Why is the community center a "future project".?For that kind of money the building should be included.I guess they need another excuse to rob us later on.They are spending 11 million on the Moonlight and who knows what City Hall is going to cost. Reeks of kickbacks somewhere

VALL Dad wrote on Nov 19, 2008 9:03 PM:Hundreds of kids will benefit from this park. Not just a couple of dozen losers with tight black jeans photographing themselves as they faceplant off their skateboards.

The Moonlight brings in folks from all over. Patrons frequent local eateries before performances. That's a good thing.

Sk8RMOM, you just need a place to dump your kid when he's not playing video games. Get a collection, and buy the Linen N Things building yourself. Then your little hippie can ollie all day,,,,until he breaks his wrist again.

TATER to Vistan wrote on Nov 19, 2008 9:54 PM:ummm didn't you know that Escondido's Arts Center cannot support it's self?
14 years and they cannot even pay the electic bill.It's a big tax dollar sucking hole.
Note to you all*
Most people go to the casino's now for entertainment.

LATER TATER wrote on Nov 20, 2008 7:13 AM:C-ya at the casino

LaFong wrote on Nov 20, 2008 7:45 AM:People must be crazy! We are in between a ression & depression and people spend like crazy. When is it going to stop? Use the money to make money, don't waste it.

Artsyrat wrote on Nov 20, 2008 8:14 AM:Here's a link to the City of Vista web site with more info on the Sports Park.

http://www.cityofvista.com/departments/citymanager/SportsPark.cfm

Artsyrat wrote on Nov 20, 2008 8:29 AM:I don't think the area that Cheryl said is the proposed site.
The park is to be build closer to Guajome Park which is in Oceanside on N Santa Fe. The sport park of course is in Vista and it will connect by a path somewhere near Guajome Park.

They do plan to have a maintenance building and a general use building. They will also leave an open area for a future Community Center.

I like the whole idea! Vista needs to make some positive steps forward and sometimes these steps can be a gamble. Vista needs to move forward, not stand still with a bunch of chatter and promises.

Vista should also build a Spanish Village somewhere near townsite so all the visitors that go to the sports Park stop at the Spanish Village and spend their money on awesome food. A Spanish Village would have cultural Mexican, Indian, Mediterranean restaurants and shops. I know...I'm dreaming...huh.

jim wrote on Nov 20, 2008 9:20 AM:"vall dad" ever since they closed the skate park my kid and his friends find places in the city to skate and wreck all kinds of stuff doing it but as long as he gets good grades and the cops don't bug me about him i'm happy, its unfortunate you class every skater together as bad kids ...

vall dad son wrote on Nov 20, 2008 9:28 AM:that looks so fun to ride a skateboard but my parents make me join drama club so i can perform at the moonlight while all my friends make fun of me.my life sucks.

VALL Dad wrote on Nov 20, 2008 9:57 AM:yeah i'm 100 years old and do not like kid at ALL,not even my own!