I had a follow-up visit with Dr. Leek yesterday and he removed the stitches from my right hand. Now I can start to really work on range of motion and hand strength. It’s still sore from the trigger finger surgery, but exercises with putty should loosen it up and get things back to normal.

Last evening, Donna and I walked to Mission Bay High School. We took the long way over the Mike Gotch pedestrian bridge to Olney Street.  We wanted to attend a meeting of the De Anza Revitalization Plan Ad-Hoc Subcommittee. I wrote about changes coming to the area last December in this post. We have an interest in the plan as it will affect the Mission Bay RV Resort. Since we hit the road nearly two and a half years ago, we’ve spent eight months in this park.

Mission Bay Park is a regional park (surrounding Mission Bay) that serves the residents of San Diego and visitors as well. The original Mission Bay Park Master Plan provides the following land use recommendations:

• Regional recreation needs including Guest Housing (camping facilities and recreational vehicles) and beach access
• Wetlands to contribute to Mission Bay water quality
• Hydrologic improvements to safeguard the viability of marsh areas
• Trail, viewing areas and other recreational features
• Leaseholds that support the Mission Bay recreation use

The master plan does not specifically call out the use of the land at De Anza Cove or Rose Inlet. The De Anza Revitalization Plan will specify uses and development of these areas. The committee has a three-year timeline scheduled for completion in 2018 – this means the plan will be defined and agreed upon and an environmental impact report will be reviewed and hearings to adopt the plan will be held in the third year.

I take this to mean little development will happen until the plans are adopted and added to the master plan as an amendment in 2018.

What does this mean for those of us who utilize Mission Bay RV Resort? Campland on the Bay has only a year left on their lease. If they don’t get an extension on their lease, they will have to vacate the property on the west side of Rose Creek. This will mean that more than 400 RV sites will disappear from this area. This would surely put pressure on the Mission Bay RV Resort and create competition among RVers to reserve a site.

Last night’s meeting didn’t get into the plan – it was more about the responsibilities of the committee and their meeting schedule. The Mission Bay Gateway Project site has a map with a vision of what the area might look like in the future. This map includes expansion of the RV park along the bay to the point on De Anza Cove. It also shows a skateboard park and aquatic center north of the current RV park. The ball fields and tennis courts by the golf course will be enhanced. The land currently occupied by Campland will revert back to natural marsh as part of the Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve. This is the direction I expect the planning process to follow.

Time will tell. We’re more than likely to return here in 2016. We’ll see how things are shaping up then.