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An innovative, farm-focused housing project meets, or even exceeds, the required environmental standards and ought to be allowed to proceed, the Encinitas City Council decided Wednesday as it rejected an appeal filed by an opponents’ group.
“I do not see that there are any problems with the environmental review,” Mayor Catherine Blakespear said, mentioning that the project could have had far more of an environmental impact because it’s proposed to contain half the number of homes that actually could be permitted on the site.
Named Fox Point Farms, the new development is proposed to have 250 homes, of which 40 will be set aside for very low income families. The project also includes a 5.5-acre farmland area, a farm stand, a farm-to-table restaurant and a community recreation center. The development, part of a national movement to establish farm-focused housing communities, is proposed to go on a 21.5-acre site at the intersection of Quail Gardens Drive and Leucadia Bo
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Encinitas will pursue appointing someone to fill the council seat newly vacated by Jody Hubbard, rather than holding a special election, the City Council decided Wednesday.
“I think the city has been well served by the appointment process,” Councilman Tony Kranz said, mentioning that it’s been used to fill unexpected council vacancies multiple times in recent years.
Councilman Joe Mosca called appointing someone a “reasonable path,” given that an appointee would be selected by mid-March and could start work immediately, while a special election couldn’t take place until late summer.
“To me . time is of the essence,” Councilwoman Kellie Shay Hinze said, mentioning that she wants someone engaging as soon as possible with the city’s Cardiff community the way Hubbard did.
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Encinitas Councilwoman Jody Hubbard, who has represented the Cardiff region for two years, announced Wednesday night that she was resigning “effective immediately” because her lung cancer has spread.
Last summer, Hubbard disclosed that she had been diagnosed with non-smoker, non-small cell adenocarcinoma after an emergency room visit for severe abdominal pain in late May. Noting the many recent advancements in cancer treatment, she said at the time that she was undergoing chemotherapy, appeared to be responding well to treatment and would continue to serve on the council.
Unfortunately, her status has changed and she now needs to revisit that decision, Hubbard said at the start of Wednesday night’s City Council meeting.
Encinitas councilwoman resigns, citing advanced cancer [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Encinitas Councilwoman Jody Hubbard, who has represented the Cardiff region for two years, announced Wednesday night that she was resigning “effective immediately” because her lung cancer has spread.
Last summer, Hubbard disclosed that she had been diagnosed with non-smoker, non-small cell adenocarcinoma after an emergency room visit for severe abdominal pain in late May. Noting the many recent advancements in cancer treatment, she said at the time that she was undergoing chemotherapy, appeared to be responding well to treatment and would continue to serve on the council.
Unfortunately, her status has changed and she now needs to revisit that decision, Hubbard said at the start of Wednesday night’s City Council meeting.
Illegal crossing in Oceanside (in foreground), 400 feet south of legal underpass
The North County Transit District held off on plans to install the Del Mar portion of its rail corridor fencing last fall due to intense opposition, but as the year begins, the waiting is over.
Construction is imminent, city officials say. On Monday (Jan 11), transit district staff told the city council why the six-foot tall chain-link fencing that will run along both sides of the tracks for 1.5 miles, from the south end of Del Mar to Coast Boulevard, is so badly needed. We have an obligation to mitigate the risk, said Tony Kranz, transit district board chair and deputy mayor of Encinitas, one of three cities that were part of a safety study now in its final phase. Encinitas, Oceanside, and Del Mar were chosen for their high incidence of trespassing compared to other locations along the corridor.