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SANDAG reports 30% design complete for Buena Vista Lagoon enhancement; funding gap delays full design

5827573 · September 25, 2025
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The Buena Vista Lagoon Joint Powers Committee received an update Sept. 25 from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) reporting that 30% of design for the Buena Vista Lagoon Enhancement Project is complete but that funding is needed to advance to formal 65% and full design.

The Buena Vista Lagoon Joint Powers Committee heard an update Sept. 25 from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) on technical studies and design progress for the Buena Vista Lagoon Enhancement Project.

Lauren Lee, regional associate planner with SANDAG, told the committee the project team has completed technical investigations — including topography, geotechnical sampling and a 2022 vegetation update — and is finalizing 30% design work. “We are finalizing 30% currently,” Lee said, and the team is beginning work to refine inputs toward a 65% design.

The 65% design effort will incorporate feedback from landowners, resource agencies and the cities of Oceanside and Carlsbad. Lee said refinements…

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