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VOL. 25, NO. 36

NOV. 25, 2011

Del Mar project underway

THISWEEK

By Bianca Kaplanek

know that the city doesn’t collect scrap tires for this rubberized pavement ingredient. Instead, they are received through rubberized asphalt suppliers. The rubberized asphalt concrete is made by California Commercial Asphalt in San Diego, while the contractor for this extensive project is ATP General Engineering based in Chula Vista. Rubberized asphalt concrete has been used on roadways for decades. “The inclusion of rubber

DEL MAR — With community input from a workshop, two open houses and an online survey, City Council unanimously directed staff at the Nov. 14 meeting to create a project description for a downtown revitalization that will include reducing Camino del Mar to two lanes and adding roundabouts and wider sidewalks. After holding a series of community conversations earlier this year, city staff developed alternatives for revitalization that were presented in workbooks during an Oct. 20 workshop and open houses the following two days. Information presented at those events was also available in a survey posted online for a month. Participants at all the forums were asked to share their opinions in three categories: vision and goals, public realm and private development parcels. Nearly all respondents agreed the goals of revitalization are the same as they have been since the community plan was adopted in 1976. They include maintaining the village character, increasing retail business, adding mixed-use properties, improving parking, preserving and enhancing views, reducing traffic, better pedestrian flow and providing economic vitality. Currently, nearly 50 percent of downtown businesses are offices. Personal services make up 18 percent, while retail and restaurants represent 18 percent and 16 percent, respectively. Underground parking structures, which was the highest preference, parks, residential units and boutique hotels received the strongest support as additional land uses. Participants were given three alternatives for Camino del Mar that would all be capable of handling the same amount of traffic,

TURN TO TIRES ON A13

TURN TO PROJECT ON A15

EYE-OPENER Brother Benno’s soup kitchen opens their doors to the community to help show what neighbors in B1 need go through

BIGGEST FAN Noah Zoldan cheers on San Diego Sockers midfielder Mikel Palmerin during the Sockers home opener Saturday night at the Del Mar Arena. For the full story, see page A 21. Photo by Daniel Knighton

POWER STRUGGLE

Solana Beach fights back against a new plan by SDG&E to make solar energy users pay more for the area’s electric A3 infrastructure

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Students help families in need at Thanksgiving By Wehtahnah Tucker

CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA — The Cardiff School District’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive was a monumental effort to assist families who might otherwise go without a meal on a day that uses food to exemplify the bounty of gratitude. “There are so many people who you would never think might not have the means to get a traditional Thanksgiving meal together for their families in this area,” said Susan Walker, a shopper at Seaside Market. “It’s so important that we at least remember and give thanks that our families don’t have to face that crisis.” In an effort to contribute to the well-being of area fam-

ilies, parents, students and teachers volunteered to put together enough food for 37 family Thanksgiving dinners this year. Kristin Maxwell, the mother of three children in the district, spearheaded the endeavor. “This is my first year heading the Food Drive and there is, as there always is, more involved in it than I knew!” she exclaimed. Classrooms started filling their boxes with nonperishable food items on Nov. 1. For the next two weeks, students brought in a steady supply of everything from traditional canned beets and gravy to beans and rice. Monetary donations helped to cover the cost of pies, flour, eggs and addition-

al perishable goods. A few area stores also donated gift cards to make up the difference. The week of Nov. 14, volunteers collected food from all the classrooms at Cardiff and Ada Harris Elementary schools and transported it to a central location where it was sorted the following day. “Overseeing the food drive was very rewarding,” Maxwell said. “I was inspired by how happy people were to contribute.” “With the donations, we were able to provide large food baskets for 37 families of students in the district,” Maxwell said.While the recipients remain anonymous to the community at large, other students who contributed

food were happy to know they were helping other students at their school. “It seems more tangible when my child knows that someone she goes to school with is actually getting the food she is donating,” said Pamela Vincent, a district parent. “The food drive helps to raise the students’ awareness of hunger issues in our own community and hopefully start the kids thinking about other peoples’ well-being,” Maxwell said. In fact, the contributions surpassed expectations. “We actually brought in enough donations that we will also be able to provide small grocery gift cards to some of the families at Christmas,” Maxwell said.

Old tires get put to use in Carlsbad streets By Christina Macone-Greene

CARLSBAD — Worn-out tires are rolling out on the streets of Carlsbad as part of a recycling program’s pavement ingredient. A portion of the funds for this project was made possible by a $130,000 grant from CalRecycle. The repaving, estimated to start in late November, will involve 11 lane miles and is expected to take two months to complete. The streets, located in the southeast corner of the city,will include Levante Street, Camino de los Coches, Calle Timiteo, and a segment of El

Camino Real. “CalRecycle’s tire grant programs are designed to encourage activities that reduce the number of waste tires going to landfills for disposal and eliminating the stockpiling of waste tires,” said Jon Schauble, associate engineer of the Carlsbad Transportation Department. “Activities include tire pile cleanup and enforcement, market development and demonstration projects.” The city of Carlsbad met the grant program criteria. Schauble pointed out that revenue for the grants is gener-

ated from a tire fee on each new tire sold in California. This isn’t the first time the city received rubberized grants; it achieved past grants when CalRecycle was formerly known as the Integrated Waste Management Board. So far, the city has had three rubberized asphalt concrete grants. “Carlsbad has been utilizing rubberized asphalt concrete for many years and we have seen great results,” he said. “It’s a great example of doing something that helps the environment and makes good financial sense.” Schauble wants people to


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