This 2-3 foot existing wall on Mira Montana – moved back a few feet to allow more full use of DMUSD-owned property – is the only additional wall that’s required to implement Rolf Plan #2. In Rolf’s Plan #2, that wall needs to be moved west a few feet farther from the street – to make room for parking … Continue reading Rebuttal #3 – DMUSD’s documents refute that a “big wall” is required by Rolf Plan #2
Once in a blue moon, the thought jumps into my head: it’s just one field, right? How much would it really matter to Del Mar if we lost half the Height’s field – the amount slated for burial in the latest (January) school site design. Is it worth continuing the fight for 80,000 square feet? The … Continue reading Rolf’s design – what’s at stake for Del Mar
First, a great big thank you to everyone who attended and spoke for the fields and a better process at last Wednesday’s DMUSD board meeting! You are an incredible group and I’m happy to count myself as one of you. This email shares the key takeaways from the board meeting. 1. Majority. Once again, most of the people … Continue reading What happened at the January 22 board meeting – Rolf’s design and 78,000 sf
[NOTE – THE DESIGN DISCUSSED BELOW IS OUT OF DATE. IT WAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE IMPROVEMENT WAS POSTED ON OUR HOME PAGE ON 2.26.2020. WE ARE LEAVING THIS SECTION HERE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY] We’ve put Rolf’s full powerpoint below. To help you navigate, we have a couple words up front. Rolf Silbert is … Continue reading Rolf's 1st design
$1M FIELD FOR LOCAL BASEBALL CLUB From SCHOOL BOND FUNDS It’s a delight to see the new baseball field at Torrey Hills Elementary School. DMUSD’s unveiling outperformed expectations – much of the lead-up was underplayed and even a bit ho-hum, similar to the initial project description below that doesn’t even mention baseball. DMUSD actually hit … Continue reading ⚾️DMUSD steps up to the plate⚾️
Q&A This page answers questions about Play Outside Del Mar and our advocacy to save the fields and blacktop space for Del Mar’s children. Whenever you see Play Outside Del Mar in italics, that includes founder John Gartman and his family in the answers to that particular question. Q: Why was Play Outside Del Mar … Continue reading Q&A
After months of rigorous debate on the Heights’ new school design and submittal of substantial factual comments on the MND by Sierra Club, Play Outside Del Mar, Save the Field, and many citizens such as yourselves, I believe there’s little more that needs to be said about the environmental process. As lawyers are keen to … Continue reading Safety first – for the children and the community
Today Play Outside Del Mar submitted its environmental comments on the Del Mar Heights Elementary School Project. Please click here to download our CEQA Comments or skim the table of contents without downloading. Extensive time and research went into these comments, and you may want to review them before submitting your own comments to DMUSD. For those of you … Continue reading CEQA – Our comments
We’re sharing the full construction plans for the Del Mar Heights’ Rebuild – 319 pages. We recently obtained these plans – dated February 11, 13, and 28 – by public records request to the State of California, Division of the State Architect (DSA), the organization that gives final approval to all plans for public schools … Continue reading Under our noses, DMUSD submitted full construction plans weeks ago.
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