The park and pools project has been mandated, funded, approved, stalled, put out to bid, redesigned, and stalled again.

Depending on the kinds of details you're interested in, go to the Links page for sites.

The Aquatics Complex

The current pool is efficiently run but is just too small for today's Carlsbad.

Our population has more than doubled since 1990; the Monroe pool was built in the early 1980s.

The results:  long waits for swim lessons, long waits for sports such as competitive swimming, diving, water polo, and synchro, and lack of space and time for adult fitness and competitive swimming.  Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of death for children so this is a life-or-death issue:  public swimming pools and swim lessons are not merely recreational.  The instructional pool at the new Alga Norte Park is desperately needed.

A competitive pool and a therapy pool are also part of the revamped design.  Water slides and the river feature were cut.

Competitive swimming is huge in San Diego County.  5 swimmers from Carlsbad-based North Coast Aquatics went to Olympic Trials this summer in Omaha, Nebraska.  One of them is a 13-year old swimmer from Carlsbad who raced in 2 events (100 meter backstroke and 100 meter butterfly).  She cannot train in Carlsbad because the pool simply doesn't have enough pool time available.  Another NCA swimmer will be competing in the Olympics.

City Council has also heard from a wide range of residents about the need for Alga Norte in terms of water therapy for a variety of conditions and ages.

The Skate Park

The current skate park is slated to be destroyed to make room for the the fire and police training center.  No interim park is planned because Alga Norte Park will (someday!) have a skate park. 

Carlsbad is the home of Tony Hawk and is widely considered not only the birthplace of modern skateboarding but also the current capital.  We should recognize and support this distinction!

Don't let Carlsbad join the ranks of Oceanside and Vista:  both cities closed their skate parks but have failed to replace them, even though the money has been set aside to do so.

Instead, let's find out why Las Vegas has about a dozen public skate parks and how that's working for them.

Ballfields and Basketball Half-courts

Dog park

Tot lot / picnic area

Tournaments and Events