Council Remains Split on Melrose Road Project

City Manager Peter Weiss said Oceanside officials will ask the federal government for aid on finishing a Melrose Drive project. However, Mayor Jim Wood and Councilwoman Esther Sanchez are urging them to reject the city’s request," according to a U-T San Diego report.

Councilmen Jerry Kern, Jack Feller and Gary Felien approved of the city making the road project a "priority" but the Mayor "said there’s little chance federal officials will give Oceanside money for a project that many people don’t want," according to the newspaper.

Read the full report here.