Save the Park. Build the School.

We are dedicated to preserving George Berkich Park in Cardiff, California so that future generations can continue to enjoy this unique community asset.

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Save the Park’s mission is the restoration of George Berkich Park in #Cardiff to its 2018 boundaries in compliance with the long-standing agreement between the #NationalParkService and the Cardiff School District.

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“Many of Save the Park’s supporters voted in favor of the school bond measure, Measure GG, but were put off at the bait-and-switch tactic that called for taking of a treasured community park.” https://t.co/ZodZ82tWrb

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"The brochure goes on to state that "if you have specific concerns about threats to a park area that may be under the stewardship of the [LWCF], please contact the state agency representative". @SaveThePark_ has done so, yet the threat continues. https://t.co/sFNqJTL47I

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"The diagrams and artist concept drawings offered by the District.. are highly misleading but have nonetheless been used to support its claim of increased recreational utility." -March 2021 letter from Save the Park to the National Park Service
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“The Multi-purpose building consumes such a large portion of formerly useful athletic fields that previously-existing outdoor recreation utility is already greatly reduced.” https://t.co/sFNqJTL47I

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"I strongly urge a representative of the National Park Service to personally visit the project site to verify the facts and arguments that have been offered... by Cardiff School District." https://t.co/UbukbcXLpz

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"In July 2019, the Court granted Save the Park's request for a temporary restraining order to prohibit the District from construction work within Berkick Park." https://t.co/UbukbcXLpz

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"In November 2019, the Court granted Save the Park's CEQA petition to decertify the District's EIR and a preliminary injunction against further construction in the park. In accordance with CEQA, a project that is out of compliance must be halted until compliance is established."

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"If the NPS were to approve construction of the multi-purpose building, it would be inconsistent with LWCF rules.. resulting in the elimination of previously-existing public outdoor recreation benefits of the LWCF-funded property." https://t.co/sFNqJTL47I

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"District guarantees that the recreational facilities referred to as George Berkick Park.. will be made available for general public recreational use after school hours and on weekends in perpetuity."

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"I Strongly urge a representative of the National Park Service to personally visit the project site to verify the facts and arguments that have been offered.. by Cardiff School District (the 'District')"
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"The multi-purpose building [...] is an auditorium for school assemblies, with no intended recreational purpose, either indoor or outdoor.”*

*March 2021 letter from Save the Park to the National Park Service
https://t.co/q71FotNcCe

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“The District received 62 written comments, 46 of which were opposed to the project and cited a range of environmental concerns, most significantly, expansion of the school into Berkich Park.*
*March 2021 letter from Save the Park to the National Park Service

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“Their actions in this matter display a disregard for the law, abuse of the process of public review, reckless and wasteful choices with taxpayer funds [...].”*
*March 2021 letter from Save the Park to the National Park Service
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“For the District to continue claiming that its design is supported by 66% of the community is insupportable – this becomes clear when reviewing the petition . . . ”*

*March 2021 letter from Save the Park to the National Park Service

https://t.co/q71FotNcCe

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“Many of Save the Park’s supporters voted in favor the school bond measure, Measure GG, but were put off at the bait-and-switch tactic that called for the taking of a treasured community park.”*
*March 2021 letter from Save the Park to the National Park Service

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"[...] We wish to oppose any design plans that call for significant removal of uninterrupted open spaces.”*

This petition was signed by more than 250 area residents.
https://t.co/9DbyXfSfCK
*March 2021 letter from Save the Park to the National Park Service

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#SavethePark🟢 respectfully asks all parties to abide by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Agreement.
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Why should a long-standing agreement between the #Cardiff School District, the City of #Encinitas, and the Park Service be an exception?

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Adjacent to Cardiff School, #GeorgeBerkichPark as of 2018 encompassed just under four acres with frontage along the 1800 block of Montgomery Street in #Cardiff.

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#SavethePark🟢 respectfully asks all parties to abide by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Agreement.
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Why should a long-standing agreement between the Cardiff School District, the City of Encinitas, and the Park Service be an exception?

https://t.co/sFNqJTL47I

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While the property on which the Park is located is owned by Cardiff School District, the parkland has been dedicated to the public as a park, separate from Cardiff School, for more than 40 years.

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