Recreation Organizations of Mira Mesa
Mira Mesa
Recreation Advisory Group
A City Chartered Organization that is the community conduit to the San Diego Parks & Recreation Department responsible for providing input and advice to the City about community recreation programs, facilities, and park development projects.
Mira Mesa
Recreation Council 501c3
A 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization responsible for
supporting and promoting recreational activities in Mira Mesa.
Community News
Mira Mesa Recreation Council Meeting – April 12, 2016
The April 12th meeting of the MMRC is, once again, shaping up be one of the more important meetings we’ve had in some time.
Yet another small army of folks (designers, architects, etc.) from the city will be in attendance for a kick-off discussion about constructing a totally new RESOURCE PARK, the first ever Resource Park in Mira Mesa, a type of park that very few communities in San Diego are privileged to have. And, we have the opportunity to name this unique park the BRUCE G. BROWN RESOURCE PARK.
Below is a map of the undeveloped park site at the intersection of Mercy Road and I-15, the extreme Northeast corner of Mira Mesa.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting and be advised that, once again, the meeting may well run a little longer than usual.
The Agenda for the meeting can be found here: Current Agenda and Minutes
NEWS FROM SDP&R MIRA MESA STAFF
They’ve added a couple of new players to the local Mira Mesa team. Viviana “Vivi” Silva is the new Asst. Center Director at the Gil Johnson Recreation Center and Michelle Tucker is the new Asst. Center Director at Hourglass Field Community Park.
We all met Vivi when she was the Interim Director at the Gil Johnson Recreation Center and now we look forward to seeing both of them in the near future at a MMRC meeting.
Area Manager, Angel Castro advises that the staff is looking for community volunteers to assist the staff with coaching/teaching various sports and other activities at our local Recreation Centers.
Interested? Contact Angel or any Recreation Center office for more information and please don’t forget to mention that you read about the opportunity here.
Winter 2015/2016
Mira Mesa Recreation Council Meeting – March 8, 2016
The March 8th meeting of the MMRC is shaping up be another one of the more important meetings we’ve had in some time.
Designers, architects, and other representatives from the City of San Diego will be in attendance for a kick-off discussion about constructing and merging the new Salk Joint Use Park with our Maddox Neighborhood Park.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting and be advised that the meeting may well run a little longer than usual.
Link to Maddox Neighborhood Park information: Maddox Neighborhood Park
Link to Salk Joint Use Park: Salk Joint Use Park (Maddox Neighborhood Park annex)
FUTURE PARKS IN MIRA MESA – by Bruce Brown & Al Radick
Have you ever been to your local park with the family and wondered why the heck did they do/not do that? Or maybe you just know you had a better idea, but who will listen to you?
WE WILL !!
In the coming months the Mira Mesa Recreation Council will be hosting work shops to brainstorm ideas with the city’s park planners for several new parks that are coming to Mira Mesa in the next few years. These park projects are fully funded, all that’s needed, in addition to your input, is design and construction. The total cost of all of these projects is about $50 million, a whole bunch of money.
The first project is on west side of Black Mountain Rd. It will merge Walker Neighborhood Park with the playing fields that are now part of Wagenheim Middle School and will certainly include restrooms.
The second project is a new park that is adjacent to and wraps around behind Salk Elementary School and merges with Maddox Neighborhood Park. A new restroom building will definitely be included in this project.
The third project is the brand new Canyon Hills Resource Park which is located on top of the mountain at the of corner of I-15 and Mercy Rd., the far northeastern corner of Mira Mesa. And yes, it will have mountain high restrooms that would make John Denver proud.
The fourth and fifth projects are phases 2 & 3 of the Mira Mesa Community Park expansion and renovation project, construction of phase 1 began last December. Under consideration is a swimming pool, wheels friendly plaza, new recreation center and the repurposing of the old Gil Johnson Recreation Center.
So, if you’d like to get involved and offer your thoughts and ideas come to a 7:00 PM meeting of the Mira Mesa Recreation Council at Lopez Ridge Neighborhood Park on Tuesday March 8th and/or April 12th, other dates will added as needed. Additional dates and other info are available on miramesarecreationcouncil.org
We hope to see your smiling face and hear your words of wisdom.