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MARCH 12, 2010

Green group threatens lawsuit

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By Wehtahnah Tucker

CARLSBAD — A burgeoning environmental group recently called into question the city’s process of approving the construction of a seawall. The Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation threatened the city with litigation to ensure a full Environmental Impact Report is prepared on an existing seawall, claiming violations of the applicant’s emergency seawall permit. The emergency permit for the construction of a 97foot-by-24-to-32-foot-tall seawall along the coastal bluff below two residences at 5323

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DOGS ON THE CATWALK

TURN TO LAWSUIT ON A13

Above, Chula Vista resident Carissa Musaraca and her Chihuahua,Tinkerbell. Right, Dottie, a pit bull mix owned by San Diego resident Monica Piehel, shows off her St. Patty’s Day costume.

City nixes garbage collection contract

Photos by Daniel Knighton

By Promise Yee

The 15th annual Ugly Dog Show was held March 7 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Paddock Area. The show included contests for the ugliest dog, cutest dog, best trick, dog that looks most like its owner, best costume and more.

going to survive,” he told them. Norby said that despite the timing of the downtown project’s beginning on Sept. 12, 2001, businesses weathered the economic uncertainties that plagued the nation even while sidewalks were being replaced, traffic diverted and parking spaces restriped. Steve Shackelton, the association’s new president, said the group was looking for volunteers to keep the momentum going. “We’re becoming a model for cities all over the country,” he

OCEANSIDE — City Council did not take the million-dollar carrot to extend the Waste Management of North County contract for three years in return for a $1 million a year franchise fee and the lowest trash service rate in the county. The motion to extend the contract failed at the March 3 City Council meeting in which Mayor Jim Wood and Councilwoman Esther Sanchez voted no. The $1 million franchise fee that was offered to the city is based on expected lower overall rates to provide trash services. The franchise fee would be paid for the two remaining years in the contract and three additional years.The city would receive $83,333 in monthly installments once the

TURN TO LEUCADIA ON A19

TURN TO GARBAGE ON A19

Leucadia group looks to bring community together By Wehtahnah Tucker

ENCINITAS — Dozens of enthusiastic residents attended the Leucadia 101 Main Street Association general membership meeting March 4. In an effort to further involve the community in the development of Leucadia, the board of directors urged the crowd to take a more active role in the various improvement plans for the area. Paramount in the discussion on the direction of Leucadia was the North Coast Highway 101 Streetscape. Senior City Planner Diane Langager was on hand to give an overview of the beautifica-

tion project that spans from A Street to La Costa Avenue. During two years of gathering public input and working with consulting firm MW Peltz and Associates, Langager said the process was successful. “We feel the issues were fully vetted,” she told the crowd. The final option approved by City Council in January includes planting additional trees and landscaping, improving sidewalks and bicycle lanes, creating additional parking and implementing traffic calming measures such as traffic roundabouts and eliminating one

northbound lane. “Now we take this through the design review permit process and coastal review,” Langager said. Peder Norby, Highway 101 Corridor Coordinator, applauded the community for its input in the planning process. “Your streetscape is the right streetscape,” he said. Norby called upon his experience during the Downtown Encinitas revitalization to ease the anxiety of Leucadia business owners whose trepidation of the implementation phase of the project was palpable. “As a merchant, you’re

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