(Blighted Areas According to Redevelopment Law)
Some of the Otay Valley areas considered “blighted” are undeveloped land with high habitat value. The same is true for some of the Bayfront land, which includes the Sweetwater National Wildlife Refuge and the J Street Marsh among other valuable natural resources. Some of the land currently zoned agricultural and open space active recreation in our General Plan by the KOA at the end of Second Avenue is also declared blighted. Some of the residential areas include well kept older homes. Obviously “blight” is a matter of opinion and liberally used to advance redevelopment plans.