Buena Vista Lagoon project gets $1 million from state
State Fish and Wildlife Department officials have awarded a $1 million grant to the San Diego Association of Governments for planning the restoration of the Buena Vista Lagoon at the Oceanside-Carlsbad border. The $1 million announced last month comes on top of $3 million the state Wildlife Conservation Board awarded in December to SANDAG, which oversees planning and contracting for the proposed cleanup of the stagnant 220-acre lagoon. The new grant gives the agency about half the money it needs to finish the engineering and design work that must be completed before the project can be offered for construction bids.