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the business has since rescinded its letter and has worked with the adjacent businesses to come up with a mutually beneficial solution. One of the owners of Saddle Bar, Tom van Betten, spoke during public comments in support of the permit extensions. “We’ve learned many

dia Streetscape, a project of the Encinitas City Council for now over a decade to revitalize the North Highway 101 corridor, appears to be headed for a reimagining after a strategic planning session of the council this week. City staff will be returning to the council with plans to finish the project for $20 million that will be received using debt financing through the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank or I-Bank. The public sentiment certainly appears in favor of that potential move, with many public comments at the meeting calling on the council to take advantage of historically low interest rates to complete the project. Nikolas Harth, vice president of Leucadia 101 Mainstreet, urged the council to fully fund the project. “Funding this through broken-up phases runs the risk of becoming a project

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Solana Beach extends permits for outdoor dining at restaurants By Bill Slane

SOLANA BEACH — With temporary use permits regarding the use of outdoor dining for restaurants and cafés in Solana Beach set to expire, the City Council unanimously agreed to extend them through the end of the year or until the emergency public health order limiting indoor dining and social distancing requirements is

lifted. The permits were originally given in June of last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and health orders limiting indoor dining in restaurants. In November 2020, they were extended until April 30, 2021, before the extension this week. The permits are now extended through Jan. 1, 2022, or until the health order is lifted,

whichever comes first. “While COVID transmission and statistics continue to improve in the county and indoor use and activities are becoming more relaxed, per the county public health order, businesses still face an extreme economic challenge and uncertainty,” Community Development Director Joseph Lim said. Solana Beach has ap-

proved temporary use permits for 24 restaurants in the city since June of last year. Two of those businesses are the Pillbox Tavern and Saddle Bar, which were the subjects of a letter sent to the city by a neighboring business, Urich Dental, complaining about the restaurants’ outdoor dining setup. However, the city says


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