What did the 1991 General Plan propose as Estuary Park?
Specific dimensions and layout of Estuary Park weren’t specified in the 1991 Master Plan. A locale was specified, and a size, 10 acres. See the 1991 Master Plan proposal for park site. The City didn’t make good on its promise to acquire land there and develop it as a park. During the 1990’s many citizens were still associated with the military and were transient. Many citizens, especially those on the East Side, were poor renters. The area was one end of a Federal poverty zone, according the 1990 census. Those people weren’t politically active. Many were not U.S. citizens. For those reasons, they had only a tenuous relation to the community. They didn’t know about the promise of the park. They didn’t demand the City follow through on its plan. When the military closed the Alameda Naval Base and turned that land over to the City, officials had their hands full reorganizing its usage. They allowed the Estuary Park development to slide.