Costa Mesa received an impressive credit rating during the most recent fiscal year, despite challenges brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The city received an AA+ rating from Standard and Poor’s (S&P) for the 2019–2020 fiscal year that ended June 30, for its 2017 Lions Park Project bonds. The Lions Park Project is a series of improvements in the city’s infrastructure that includes building the new Donald Dungan Library and event space for public use. Costa Mesa issued bonds for the Lions Park Project from the state, and repaid them with revenue generated from the project, to receive the rating. “This is great news that despite the financial setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are able to maintain our strong AA+ rating for the 2017 lease revenue bond,” Mayor Katrina Foley said in a Dec. 14 press release. “This is a testament to our talented finance team and city …