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JULY 23, 2010
THISWEEK
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APPRECIATING THE CLASSICS Hundreds of vintage cars drew crowds of admirers to Carlsbad’s A10 annual show
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Carlsbad resident Valishia Savage, Huntington Beach resident Tenley Molzahn, and Richmond, Va. resident Rozlyn Papa proudly show off their hats at the Del Mar Racetrack on July 21 during Opening Day for the 2010 Thoroughbred racing season. Racetrack officials reported a record attendance of 45,309 fans, nudging out last year’s record attendance of 44,907. Racing season will continue Wednesdays through Sundays until Sept. 8. See more photos on Page A18. Photo by Daniel Knighton
Plans revealed for one-of-a-kind skate park By Promise Yee
ENCINITAS — Street skaters and “old school” bowl skaters met up at the Encinitas Community Center on July 20 to have their say in plans for a skate park at the Hall property park. “I’m not worried about uniqueness, I’m worried about fun,” Tomas Barker of Carlsbad said. “Make it as interactive as possible.” Design plans for the skate park have been brewing for eight years, professional skater Kanten Russell, project manager for Action Sport Design, said. Action Sport Design staff has been working with a group of North County professional skaters for close to a decade to design a park that will fit community skating needs and maximize the 35,000-square-foot space set aside for skateboarding. The meeting gave residents their first look at skate park plans and allowed them to voice their concerns. The plans illustrated a unique shared plaza area and adjacent bowl area. The gateway plaza features staircases, benches and planters built of durable
By Randy Kalp
“To skate around, that’s huge,” Miles Wood of Encinitas said. “It takes open mindedness on both ends,” he added, referring to both skaters and park visitors. Additional safety measures are included in the plans to help skaters and pedestrians share the space. The area features a raised walkway to ensure stray boards don’t bump into walkers, and benches in the plaza are set at
CARLSBAD — Co-workers and friends of Carlsbad City Treasurer Harold “Mac” McSherry, who committed suicide July 14, said the veteran tax attorney was dedicated to the city and his family, but struggled recently with debilitating headaches that may have been linked to a brain tumor. “He was just a great guy, just really a strong believer in his family and children,” Councilman Matt Hall said. Hall said he had known McSherry for more than two decades and considered himself a close friend, adding that the two men would go out to breakfast three to five times a week. “He could take the most complicated set of
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PUBLIC INPUT Kanten Russell, of Action Sport Design, Miles Wood, of Encinitas, Jeff King, ramp builder featured on “Built to Shred,” and J.T. Pulford, of Encinitas. Photo by Promise Yee
materials that allow skaters to grind and slide on them and people to relax and sit on them. “It’s a friendly environment where you will not get arrested — skaters know what I’m talking about,” Mike McIntyre, president of Action Sport Design, said. “It’s OK to drop your board and ride through there.” “It’s embracing all people who want to recreate,” Russell said. The dynamic of skaters and park-goers using
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SOLANA BEACH — To help meet state mandates for affordable housing, City Council voted unanimously at the July 14 meeting to enter into an exclusive negotiation agreement with Hitzke Development Corporation for a low-income housing project at the city-owned parking lot in the 500 block of South Sierra Avenue. The purpose of the agreement is to establish procedures and standards for negotiation by the city, the Solana Beach Redevelopment agency and Hitzke. During the four-month negotiation period, the city and redevelopment agency agree not to
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a shared urban space has worked in many cities, but there has never been a plaza constructed with the intention of inviting skaters to use it recreationally. “It looks a lot more spacious (than other skate parks), it looks a lot more like a plaza,” Sanford Shapiro, Parks and Recreation Commission chair, said. Shapiro said he is not a skater himself, but has children who skate. “I have a vested interest,” Shapiro said.
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