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A nearby resident has filed a lawsuit against the city in an effort to get some defined limitations placed on a proposed Town Hall building and outdoor plaza before the project is complete. Courtesy rendering
The little red machine The Encinitas Little League Jr. squad is in Vancouver, Wash. this week for the Western Regional Tournament — the road to the Little League World Series— after winning their bracket in Manhattan Beach last week. See full coverage on page A15. Courtesy photo
Heebner not seeking re-election in November By Bianca Kaplanek
SOLANA BEACH — After nearly a dozen years as a member of the Solana Beach City Council — three of them as mayor — Lesa Heebner is not running for re-election in November. “Twelve years is the perfect amount of time for me,” she said. “I’m happy and thrilled with the job, and I want to leave when I’m happy and thrilled.” Heebner was the top vote getter when she first ran in 2004 and again in 2012. She was appointed in 2008, when the city canceled the election because the candidates ran unopposed. Heebner said she has a long list of proud accomplishments during her time if office. They include the renovation of Fletcher Cove Park “from an asphalt parking lot to what it is today — a pretty cool community
Lesa Heebner, center, gathers with past and present council members at the city’s 30th anniversary celebration last month. At the event she said she would seek re-election in November but recently said, “I’ve been pretty sure I wasn’t going to run for a while.” File photo by Bianca Kaplanek
gathering spot” — and the adjacent community center. Major improvements were made along a 1-mile stretch of Coast Highway 101, a $7 million project that was about 10 years in
the making. Heebner said she is also proud of the city’s environmental sustainability efforts that include being the first in the county to ban single-use plastic bags
and polystyrene containers. “Those types of things came from the community up, and I think that’s a great model for other comTURN TO HEEBNER ON A16
Resident sues city over City Hall project By Bianca Kaplanek
DEL MAR — A homeowner is suing the city over its civic center project, but he isn’t seeking financial gain nor does he want to stop the development. “It’s not the buildings themselves,” said Everett DeLano, the attorney representing Steven Mack, who lives on 10th Street just south of the project site. “If this were just City Hall and all the traditional uses — none of that he’s opposed to. The Town Hall is the elephant in the room that’s driving his concerns.” DeLano said he and Mack have met with city officials “since the get-go” to clearly define the potential future uses of that building and an outdoor plaza, which weren’t specified or addressed in the environmental impact report. “They’ve talked about concerts with no limitation on hours,” DeLano said. “They said they would only be for community groups or nonprofits. I’m active with nonprofits. I know from experience that those kids of events can go late
and they can be loud.” RANCHO DeLano said adding to theSFNEWS already approved permits specific commitments of potential uses of the town hall area and plaza that would create limits to guarantee the site would be consistent with the neighborhood could make the lawsuit go away. Those parameters include limiting attendance at any function to no more than 250 people and allowing activities other than the City Council meetings, such as performances, community gatherings and art exhibits, only between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. DeLano said the goal is not to “bash” city officials. “To their credit, they’ve been more responsive than most cities,” he said. “We sat and discussed our concerns with (city staff) really early on. But we couldn’t come to a resolution. “The best they could do was agree to a permit process,” he added. “But you can drive a Mack truck
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