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Print 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 ....
Martin Cooper and award recipient Sharon Cooper Courtesy The City of Encinitas Senior Citizen Commission in partnership with the Encinitas Rotary Club recently announced Sharon Cooper as the award recipient for the 2018 Senior Citizen of the Year Award and Service to Seniors Award. This awards program is designed to identify and celebrate people who have selflessly contributed to City of Encinitas as a senior citizen role model or as someone who advocates on behalf of senior citizens. Cooper has been hosting a well-attended dance every Wednesday, year round, for the past nine years, and offers dance lessons that have enriched the lives of senior citizens. The weekly dance and lessons are a good form of exercise while at the same time providing an invaluable social experience. Cooper spends a great deal of time securing food donations, creating playlists, coordinating dance routines, and offering friendship and guidance to those she meets. In addition to managing the ....