Excerpted from the Daily Pilot
By Matt Szabo
Some of them are rusting, while others are just falling apart.
Either way, the weathered metal handrails along the bluff tops of Huntington Beach’s coast do not exactly scream “Welcome to Surf City.”
But that will finally change.
City officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Bluff Top Park Improvement Project on Tuesday morning at Patriot Point.
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Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach), whose 74th District includes portions of Huntington Beach, appropriated $1.7 million of state funding toward the project. The remaining approximately $2 million has been budgeted through the city’s Park Development Impact Fund, City Manager Oliver Chi said.
Petrie-Norris attended Tuesday’s event, as did Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen (R-Fountain Valley), whose 72nd District also includes parts of Huntington Beach. Carr, Mayor Pro Tem Barbara Delgleize and City Council members Dan Kalmick, Natalie Moser and Rhonda Bolton were also present.
“The restoration of this path will improve coastal access, improve bike-ability and walk-ability,” Petrie-Norris said. “I think most importantly, it’s also going to improve access for residents with mobility challenges.”