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Interchange project gets council nod
Walking on water
BY DALE MYERS
The Carpinteria City Council in its June 22 meeting voted unanimously (with Councilman Wade Nomura recusing himself) to conceptually approve a development permit for the Linden Avenue and Casitas Pass Road interchanges and Via Real extension. “Approximately 100,000 cars pass through Carpinteria on a daily basis (on Highway 101),” said Gregg Hart, Public Information and Government Affairs Coordinator with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments. “US 101 is the lifeblood of Santa Barbara County as far as transportation.” The project includes replacing the Linden Avenue and Casitas Pass Road Highway 101 overcrossings, reconfiguring the northbound on-ramps and off-ramps at Casitas Pass Road, extending the northbound Linden Avenue on-ramp, rebuilding the southbound Linden Avenue off-ramp, constructing four sound walls along the 101 corridor, replacing the freeway bridges over Carpinteria Creek and extending Via Real to Casitas Pass Road and to Linden Avenue. Benefits of the project, which is in the permitting and design phase, include increased landscaping, creek access improvements, community/recreational opportunities, flood plain improvements, improved
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DUBOCK.COM
Ships ahoy. Matt Johnson catches a few last waves before heading off for military duty in the Navy. Photographer Glenn Dubock shot the photo above as a salute to the local waterman and noted, “I’ve known Matt since he was too small to carry his own surfboard.”
Haggen store opens to fanfare A festive, jubilant atmosphere marked the opening of the new Carpinteria Haggen store on June 20, just 40 hours after the close of the Carpinteria Vons store. Scores of Carpinterians turned out to sample foods, listen to music and check out the new store after the quick conversion. Haggen representative Dan Dempsey called the change “exciting” and said “it’s going to be really good for the community.” Increased local control and flexibility over purchasing is one of the big advantages of having the smaller, Pacific Northwest-based chain in town, Dempsey said. Soon Carpinterians could be buying the avocados that came off local trees and other locally sourced products. The two-night transformation resulted in 1,000 new items on the shelves as well as repainting and décor update. The center of the store is mostly unchanged, but the produce, meat and deli departments
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Last Saturday’s opening of the Linden Avenue store marked Haggen’s 100th opening in 100 days.
MELISSA TORRES