Having been a Malibu resident for the past 62 years, I have seen many changes in the Malibu landscape. Many of the changes, over the years, have been positive with a few exceptions. Legacy Park is one of those exceptions!
The people that have raved about the beauty of the earthy nature of the park somehow fail to see that this is the same ground cover that the fire department wants cleared around my home because of the “extreme fire danger” it poses.
It would have been so much nicer to have the flat civic center side a large grass-covered field with native trees that the general public could enjoy for events and recreation. As for the water catch basin, in all my years living
Here, major watershed in that area has never been an issue! I know we will have to look at this eyesore for years and, yes, when the next fire comes through Malibu, it will be scorched earth. I remember the days when that same area had a wildflower blanket covering it, long before the development of the Cross Creek area. It was beautiful. That was a long, long time ago!
Like many of the longtime Malibu residents, and there are very few left, we have seen changes to this wonderful city. Legacy park will go down, in my opinion, as a lost opportunity to have a real park in Malibu that everyone could enjoy.
Paul Courtemanche