SAN DIEGO — In 1984, longtime Serra Mesa resident Peggy Lacy had an idea for the old landfill off Murray Ridge Road. She wanted to make it into a park for the neighborhood.
Peggy Lacy took the next several months designing what would eventually be Murray Ridge Park. Lacy went door-to-door and gathered 300 signatures from neighbors. Lacy presented the signatures to the city, and in 1988, Murray Ridge Park was completed.
Now, 38 years later, Lacy is 88 years old, still living in the same home. Her son, Greg Scott, and his sisters still push her through the park in a wheelchair…