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DEC. 8, 2017
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Wood returns to work after stroke By Promise Yee
OCEANSIDE — Mayor Jim Wood was back behind the dais leading the City Council meeting on Dec. 6 after a 133-day absence. His return is just two weeks prior to the final deadline to declare his seat vacant, following a 60-day medical leave, additional 60-day legal grace period and an extra 27-day approved absence from office to allow him to recover from a stroke he suffered in May. Before the meeting city staff and residents welcomed him back. Throughout the meeting speakers who took to the podium added well wishes to the mayor to their comments. Wood presided from a wheelchair and did not speak more than a few words. During his extended absence Wood missed 10 regular council meetings. He last attended a special council meeting in October to request the final 27-day leave. At that time his council aide, Debbie Walker-Mikulay, helped him address fellow council members by reading a statement from him. The council unanimously granted the mayor an extended excused absence through Dec. 20. Council members said the additional days would still allow a June election to be held if the mayor was not able to return to his seat. The council would also have the option to appoint a mayor, but most thought it would be unlikely for
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Santa Claus waves to the crowd during the 60th annual holiday parade on Dec. 2 in downtown Encinitas. The procession this year featured nearly 100 floats and other entries and drew thousands of spectators to Coast Highway 101. City of Enicinitas photo
Village proposal passes planning commission By Steve Puterski
CARLSBAD — A four-story mixed-use development project at the corner of State Street and Carlsbad Village Drive was approved 6-1 on Dec. 6 by the Carlsbad Planning Commission. The proposal, which is located on the northwest corner of State Street and Carlsbad Village Drive, calls for a 25,631-square-foot buildTURN TO MAYOR ON A7 ing with a below-ground parking
garage and the purchase of 17 parking in-lieu fees. Commissioner Patrick Goyarts was the lone vote against. Currently, the popular Choice Juicery smoothie bar resides on the property along with an open gathering area. Property owner Leor Lakritz of Orange County was not present at the meeting, but Kirk Moeller, senior project architect at MAA
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feet, with 12 parking spaces in the garage off the State Street alley, 6,293 square feet of office space on the first and second floors and a total of five apartments on floors two through four. All the apartments consist of one bedroom, although two would include a den. The garage would include two independently operated car lifts to TURN TO VILLAGE ON A7
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