The San Diego County Grand Jury on Tuesday urged the city of Encinitas to create a comprehensive plan to improve storm drains in flood-prone Leucadia.The city is broke and can't even afford a skate park at the long-overdue Hall Property. There is no way we are taking on a big infrastructure project like this.
"Leucadia's existing storm water infrastructure is inadequate to handle the chronic rainwater flooding along Highway 101," the jury said in a press release announcing its latest report.
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The jury recommended a project to relieve runoff that collects at Roadside Park, Leucadia's lowest point. That would require drilling a drainage outlet west through a bluff allowing water to empty onto the beach, the jury said.
The jury also suggested the formation of a special tax district to fund Leucadia drainage projects.
No new taxes until the city addresses the real problems: pay and pensions, and bad real estate deals.
The city IS broke, but that won't stop them from approving new HIGHER salaries and HIGHER pensions.
ReplyDeleteThis city is Mayberry By The Sea. It's a complete joke. Run by an over paid, over pensioned staff of idiots and assholes.
Interesting that Mayor Stocks was quoted as saying that the city would have an official response in coming weeks, yet he admitted that the city has "limited resources" and "a limited amount of money."
ReplyDeleteIt seems he needs more time to craft a good excuse after his 12 years in office and his failed leadership. This didn't stop him from posting a sarcastic response as The Coastal Watchdog. He was called out on this in public only recently about hiding behind this user name.
Stocks refuses to adjust city priorities and sticks to his $60 million special use park, and that cost is predicated on not borrowing more money. Otherwise the cost could reach $80-$100 million, if money is borrowed and the skate park and dog park are built, not just graded to prepare for construction at some unspecified later date, as outlined in the bid proposals.
"Run by an over paid, over pensioned staff of idiots and assholes."
ReplyDeleteWhat are some examples of idiotic/assholic behavior by the staff (not including Council members)?
Sorry for being personal, but what about Patrick Murphy? He might be a cordial person to talk to, but look at the planning of this City and the fact that he doesn't have the educational requirments to hold his position. In addition, when it was communicated by Peder Norby and Gus Vina that the Encinitas Planners all had Master's degrees and Patrick and Diane did nothing to set the records straight, it was not honest. They both get paid 6-figure salaries of people with advanced degrees--but they don't have them--nor the professional skills that they might have gained had they actually done the work and not allow others to suggest they are actually qualified.
DeleteDishonesty is definitely assholic behavior. Thanks for providing this example.
DeleteWith regard to the salaries -- who sets them?
When Mark Muir was "promoted" to city council, there were no less than 30 police at this city council meeting, and 4 fire trucks sat in the parking lot. The cops were making people with signs sit in the back room and wouldn't let them in the main council chamber. Is that a good enough example for you?
ReplyDeleteWho brought this case before the Grand Jury??
ReplyDeleteThose cops were just doing their job, weren't they? There were too many there, but no harm, no foul in my book.
ReplyDeleteLet's refrain from broad smears & instead focus on the high-profile wrongdoings of the council.
Broad smears are good. And yes let's throw out the baby with the bath water, specially if the baby is a two headed spawn of idiots and assholes. Occupy city hall!! Band your pots!!
DeleteThis Grand jury report gives COE cover to do nothing on the Streescape for the next 20 years. Couple that with the raiding of funds to build the Hall Property park and Leucadia will look and remain a shit hole for decades to come.
ReplyDeleteAre they bothering to water the trees they planted??
I already pay enough fucking taxes to this city, state and govt. NO MORE TAXES!!
ReplyDelete"NO MORE TAXES!!"
ReplyDeleteFoxtard.
LIBTURD.
DeleteAnyone who uses the word "lib" is a dunce.
DeletePot... Kettle, Rob?
DeleteComplaining about taxes in one of the highest tax states in the nation hardly makes one a "Foxtard."
I think our taxes are too high and I don't even have cable.
No, I don't think so. "Lib" is a meaningless term used as an "insult" on Fox/Rush/etc. It's dumb as hell, just like everything else Fox/Rush does to demonize smart people.
Delete"NO MORE TAXES" is not a coherent position to hold, and is common among Fox viewers and other people who call themselves "conservative". It's like screaming "FIX THIS SHIT NOW, IDIOT. NO I DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION BUT YOU'RE WRONG". It's ignorant, just like most Fox viewers, hence my "Foxtard" label.
Rob, if you want to pay more taxes go ahead and do it. You don't need any laws or legislation to pay more taxes, just go down to the city, county, state or fed offices and write them a check. They'll take your money, trust me they will, just go do it. And while you're there tell them that you are paying it for me, not yourself, for me.
DeleteGood luck with that and thank you, your friend the FOXTARD.
Oh one last thing, when you call me and my friends FOXTARDS the "tard" part is in reference to RETARD?? Gee, Rob, that very demeaning in this day and age, I would have thought that the Calif school system would have done a better job of educating you towards sensitivity to others. Once again those that scream for tolerance are the least intolerant of all.
NO MORE TAXES.
poo poo head
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