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March 28, 2014

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.com The Barrio neighborhood of Carlsbad will be included in the new Village Master Plan, which will help enhance the area and preserve its historic origins. Photo by Rachel Stine

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Councilman Tony Kranz reads the Robert Frost poem “The Road Not Taken” during a press conference announcing the city purchasing the Pacific View site. Kranz said he’s glad the city and EUSD could reach a deal, avoiding an “arduous path.” Photo by Jared Whitlock

By Jared Whitlock

ENCINITAS — Near the steps of the Pacific View property on Thursday, Councilman Tony Kranz and EUSD Board President Marla Strich announced the city would purchase the property from the district for $10 million. The deal came on the heels of an eleventh-hour offer and after months of back-and-forth negotiations. The EUSD (Encinitas Union School District) board of trustees voted 4-0 on March 21 to accept the city’s offer for the property.

Kranz told the crowd of roughly 50 people at the press conference that the city could look into crowdfunding as one option to finance the deal, adding that there are government versions of the popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter. “We’re not going to be bashful at looking at ways to make this less impactful on the budget,” Kranz said. “There’s no doubt it’s jumbled our budget significantly, but it was an important stretch. It’s an important piece of property that’s our history.” Strich said the size of the crowd

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at the press conference was a testament to the public’s support of the deal. The city also agreed the 2.8-acre land will remain public and can’t be rezoned or resold, it was disclosed. “I’m so relieved for the community,” Mayor Teresa Barth said in a phone interview last week. “I know so many people were genuinely frightened by the thought of losing that legacy property. And now we’re going to be able to preserve it for the future.” TURN TO PACIFIC VIEW ON A18

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By Rachel Stine

CARLSBAD — One of the oldest portions of Carlsbad, the Barrio neighborhood can trace its founding back to 1918. Around that time, immigrants fleeing the Mexican Revolution settled in tents on what is now the intersection of Roosevelt Street and Walnut Street. They worked in the nearby agriculture fields, and soon established local businesses and permanent homes. The city is developing the first master plan for this historical neighborhood to guide development and new public amenities for years to come. The master plan will be joined with the updated master plan for Carlsbad’s downtown Village. On Tuesday, City Council approved a

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$350,000 contract with consultant Dove, Kohl & Partners to draft the new master plan. By developing a master plan that encompasses the adjacent neighborhoods, the city hopes to link the two’s business, entertainment, residential, and recreational assets in one walkable area, according to city staff. Today the Barrio neighborhood lies west of Interstate 5 and south of Carlsbad Village Drive and mostly consists of small, one-story homes. Traces of its origins can be found at the Barrio museum, Mission Santiago, small shops with Spanish names, and a mural on the side of a convenience store on Oak Avenue. “Our neighborhood is TURN TO BARRIO ON A18


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