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VOLUME 27 NUMBER 43
Oct. 27, 2011
Ashley Falls students build scarecrows
Lauren Roddis, Meli Trikounakis and Sarah Niehart make the most of the 'Build a Scarecrow' -themed Family Art Night at Ashley Falls Elementary School. See page 9. PHOTO: ROB MCKENZIE
Committee recommends city approval of trail plan BY KAREN BILLING Staff Writer An informal vote by a show of hands at the Oct. 19 Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Citizen’s Advisory Committee meeting showed more than 100 users did not approve of a trail plan that does not allow for a crossing through the southeast corner of the Del Mar Mesa Preserve. Despite the opposition, the CAC voted 7-6 to recommend that the city approve the resource management plan (RMP) for the Del Mar Mesa and Carmel Mountain preserves, along with its controversial trail plan. The motion passed by the board encouraged the city and the agency who owns the land, the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), to continue working on establishing an eastwest connection.
Randy Rodriguez, of the California Department of Fish and Game, said that an east-west connection for Del Mar Mesa is a possibility, although not at this time. He said CDFG is waiting on several projects, such as the Carmel Valley Road extension and other developments in the area, to go through in order to establish the best access point. “We never said there can’t be access from the east,” Rodriguez said. “We’re basically seeing how to accommodate the work with those projects before we put something on the ground. We want to do good planning so we come up with the best access from the east. It may or may not be
See TRAIL, Page 15
See EAST-WEST, Page 6
Del Mar workshop focuses on revitalization BY CLAIRE HARLIN editor@delmartimes.net Wider sidewalks, twolane roundabouts and an increased height limit were among ideas that garnered overwhelming support at a Del Mar Village revitalization workshop held on Oct.
20. The purpose of the event, which more than 80 people attended, was to get suggestions and answer questions about revitalization, which will extend six blocks along Camino del Mar from 9th to 15th
Streets. Planning and Community Development Director Kathleen Garza also staffed an outreach booth at the Del Mar Taste and Art Stroll event on Oct. 2, and Del Mar City officials are calling for more continued public input. The revitaliza-
tion plan is scheduled to be completed by the end of next summer and go to public vote in November 2012. Four council members were present at the workshop and community memSee WORKSHOP, Page 6
Carmel Valley News writers win more journalism awards Writers and the photographer for the Carmel Valley News, Del Mar Times, Solana Beach Sun and Rancho Santa Fe Review brought home a slew of awards this week from the San Diego Press Club’s annual competi-
tion. All of the awards are in the non-daily newspaper division. Jon Clark took first place for Sports Photography for his shot, “On the ball at Fletcher Cove.”
Senior education writer Marsha Sutton earned several second place honors in the Education, Essay/Commentary/Opinion, and Series categories. Joe Tash took home second place for General News
and Multicultural coverage, third place in Features. Arthur Lightbourn captured a second for one of his Profiles. Science writer Lynne See AWARDS, Page 6
East-west link still possible, official says
Torrey Hills’ Hawks Hoedown Samantha Lazenby and Lani Sammak enjoy the Hawks Hoedown Halloween carnival Oct. 22 at Torrey Hills School. Students showed their creativity in a pumpking carving contest. See page B12 for more. PHOTO: JON CLARK