San Diego County officials have proposed an additional $37 million in its 2023–24 budget—up 6 percent from last year—for infrastructure improvements, for such things as traffic signals, repairing sidewalks, and funding park amenities.
With the increase, the total funding for the county’s Land Use and Environment Group, which manages such projects and programs, would be $667 million of the county’s overall $8.1 billion proposed budget.
The county plans on using $280.1 million for financial aid programs for housing affordability, to preserve library and park amenities, and for sewer, water districts, and road maintenance.
Another $221.9 million has been set aside for maintaining roads and sidewalks and construction improvements at county airports.
In terms of protecting the environment and natural resources, $131.7 million is planned for planting 10,000 new trees, diverting waste from landfills, and converting county vehicles to electric.
Another $60.3 million has been set aside for inspecting 15,000 food facilities, monitoring and treating 1,500 mosquito breeding sites, and funding hazardous incident response teams.
The agency operates 156 parks, 57,000 acres of parkland, 385 miles of trails, 33 branch libraries, and eight county airports, and reviews and inspects thousands of structures across the county.
The budget will be voted on in June and take effect on July 1.
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