GCSD Advances Burnham Strip Vision With Permit Filing and Property Acquisition

The Granada Community Services District board took two concrete steps toward realizing El Granada's decades-long open-space dream on June 18, filing a coastal development permit for the Burnham Strip park and authorizing negotiations to acquire a parcel apparently bequeathed by a 96-year-old longtime resident. Meanwhile, LAFCO's decision to accelerate a coast-side municipal service review injected a new governance question into the district's horizon.

• Coastal development permit filed for Burnham Strip park after an eight-year planning effort

• Board authorizes negotiation for key Burnham Strip parcel from the Reed Camper Family Trust, backed by emotional public testimony

• LAFCO fast-tracks coast-side service review to 2026-27, raising consolidation questions for three sewer districts

• FY 2026-27 budget adopted unanimously, with park professional services trimmed from $2.3M to $1.5M

• Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) solar deal likely dead after federal "Big Beautiful Bill" shifted deadline to July 4, 2026

• Staff directed to explore Fourth of July drone show partnership with harbor district

Assistant General Manager Hope Atmore told the board the coastal development permit application for the Burnham Strip (officially known as Granada Community Park) was submitted to San Mateo County that day — a pivotal procedural milestone for a project first envisioned eight years ago.