The coast news, march 13, 2015

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The Encinitas Little League announces a proposal Tuesday morning that would keep most of its baseball programs at the Magdalena YMCA, yet allow for the YMCA to do some expansion work over the next few years. File photo

Encinitas Little League offers field proposal

Racing off to fun Korey McKeown, left, and Jessica Meeks take part in an impromptu race in the outfield of the Engel Family Field prior to the Opening Day ceremony of the Miracle League of San Diego on Saturday. More photos on page A12. Photo by Tony Cagala

Housing affordability becoming an issue in North County By Ellen Wright

REGION — Nearly half of renters in North County spend 35 percent or more of their income on housing, according to a report published by San Diego North Economic Development Council. Housing affordability is becoming a problem in North County, which is a result of a strengthening economy, BW Research’s President Josh Williams said at the North County Economic Summit Tuesday. When there are more full-time jobs, there are more people able to afford rent and move out on their own. Renters make up 43 percent of the households in North County. Homeowners are also spending a large percentage of their income on mortgages, with 38 percent of homeowners in North County spending over a third of their income on hous- Panelists at the San Diego North County Economic Summit said a lack of housing coupled with TURN TO HOUSING ON A17

a strengthening economy has caused North County renters and homeowners to spend a higher portion of their income on rent. Photo by Ellen Wright

By Aaron Burgin

ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Little League has proposed a compromise that would keep most of its baseball programs at the Magdalena Ecke YMCA, yet allow for the YMCA to do some expansion work over the next few years. Encinitas Little League announced its proposal Tuesday morning, and said the organization had submitted it to the city and the YMCA, the other organizations involved in the longstanding field lease. Under the proposed agreement, the City and the YMCA would remove a 30-day termination clause, which has been the source of contention with Little League officials, and allow for youth sports to continue on three of the four ball fields until 2024. In exchange, Little League would relocate all the games from its Junior program to the brand new Encinitas Community Park. “The proposal was not dreamed up by ELL—it

RANCHO is based on some inforSFNEWS mation provided by the YMCA as to a plan they might be considering and has been identified as an option by the City of Encinitas following a City wide field inventory,” the Little League’s board of directors wrote in the proposal. “The proposal is also an effort to compromise by ELL—for example ELL, Encinitas Soccer and others are harmed by the proposed loss of field 1. However, if agreed to, the YMCA will have a sizeable contiguous piece of Ecke Sports Park for expansion, the City will save significant funds as maintenance and lighting costs for field 1 will be eliminated, and ELL, other youth sports leagues and other users will be guaranteed the use of the remaining, lighted Ecke Sports Park fields through at least 2024, and hopefully beyond, at their historical home base.” The Little League has called the fields home since 1960, but the first

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