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For 2022: Dining Outside, Mansion Park Landscaping, Wharf Rebuild
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By Sam Storey, Mayor, City of Capitola
TRANSFORMING YOUR WATER FOR TOMORROW
ere’s wishing you a Happy New to the public. This project has been a very Year in 2022! Let’s hope that long, long time acoming. The fountain will be refurbished and 2022 is the year that we finally defeat Covid-19 in all its variants and the walls replaced to visually open up the we are able to get back to some sense of the Mansion and grounds. The landscaping normalcy. will be modeled after the original and the For Capitola City, I look forward to Monarch habitat will be protected and pregetting back to in-person council meetings served. Grab a book from the new library in a safe manner. In addition to the tradi- just across the street and read next to the tional meetings, we will reflecting fountain. At continue to have Zoom night, you may even and webhosting so see the ghosts that are that all members of the rumored to dwell in the public may attend and Mansion. contribute to Capitola This is the year council meetings. And that the iconic Capthere are many things itola Wharf will be happening in Capitola rebuilt, made wider in 2022 for the public to at the entrance, and weigh in on. have public restrooms This will be the added. The citizens year that Capitola passed a quarter-cent permanently dines sales tax in 2016 to outside. protect the wharf, the In response to jetty, and the flume Sam Storey Covid the City worked that takes Soquel Creek with the local restaurants to move dining back to the Monterey Bay. outside with temporary parklets in the The jetty and flume have already been village. This has been very popular and rebuilt and in 2022 we will begin work on worked well so the City will be completing the wharf. The new, reinforced pilings will plans for permanent dining parklets. preserve the wharf for decades to come. A total of 25 parking spaces will be After it is rebuilt, make a trip to the wharf set aside and used as outdoor dining to fish, stroll, and enjoy the views of Monparklets. In 2022, the City will complete terey Bay. prototype designs that the restaurants As you can see, in addition, to the may use to build attractive and safe par- beautiful beach there will be many things klets. Our goal is to have these designs to do in Capitola. Come and enjoy the completed and permits available to the beautiful scenary, the fine dining, and restaurants to open by this summer. boutique shops. Hoping you stay safe and If you’re in the area, come by and dine have a great 2022. n outside in Capitola! ••• Also in 2022, the new landscaping Sam Storey is the mayor of Capitola. for Rispin Mansion will be completed and Contact him at samforcapitola@yahoo.com or the Mansion grounds will finally be open 831-475-7300 Ext. 576.
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16 / January 2022 / Capitola Soquel Times www.tpgonlinedaily.com
