The Enhance Del Cerro (EDC) committee is working diligently to secure the required signatures allowing the City of San Diego to place the proposed EDC Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) to a vote by all property owners in Del Cerro.  

The city’s engineer’s report is on the homepage of the Enhance Del Cerro website at enhancedelcerro.org. It outlines the priority of the proposed projects, all of which must be on city property, and includes the estimated costs and timeline. There is also a frequently asked questions section within the website.  The projected annual revenue from the MAD is $774,360. 

Once the projects are completed, the maintenance assessment district would be required to only have sufficient funds to maintain the enhancements. This will reduce the assessment to property owners. Additional projects, not covered in the Engineer’s Report, would require the EDC to again, go through the entire process.

There is already water provided to most of the city medians in the areas EDC is proposing to enhance.  The number one priority in any enhancement is to be environmentally conscious following the community plan and city standards. 

The city will continue to provide the funds already allocated for maintenance of city property in Del Cerro.   

The Navajo Community, consisting of Grantville, Allied Gardens, Del Cerro and San Carlos were the last communities developed in the city of San Diego to not have a Maintenance District in place when the community was built.  All newer communities, such as Tierrasanta, Scripps Ranch, Penasquitos and Rancho Bernardo opened with a MAD in place.  The Engineer’s Report is the result of surveying the Del Cerro property owners and prioritizing the possible projects. We are fortunate to have an opportunity to establish a MAD for Del Cerro and have control over the projects and the funding.  

Currently the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department oversees 55 MAD’s and the Economic Development administers 9 MAD’s, all established to enhance communities. The question is often asked “why don’t we just have the city spend more money in Del Cerro.”  If the city were to spend additional funds maintaining city property in Del Cerro, they would need to spend the same amount proportionally for other communities. 

The community committee overseeing the MAD will be comprised of elected Del Cerro property owners. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions section of enhancedelcerro.org for more details. 

If you would like to sign the petition and/or volunteer to help establish the Enhance Del Cerro MAD, go to enhancedelcerro.org and click on “Get Involved”.