On Tuesday evening July 10, 2007, during the Carlsbad City Council meeting, after a long string of whereas, whereas, whereases, Mayor Bud Lewis made the official proclamation that July 14, 2007 is Lagoon Day in Carlsbad. Representatives from the various Lagoon Foundations (Agua Hedionad Lagoon Foundations, The Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation, and The Buena Vista Lagoon Foundation) attended the presentation and mentioned that all three Carlsbad lagoon foundations will be hosting lagoon appreciation functions this Saturday in celebration of the holiday.
Check the websites listed above for more information on walks, hikes, birdwatching and much more nature loving fun. Or click here for the North County Times story.
While we are new to the pace of Carlsbad City Council meetings, one thing we dig is the public comment portion of the evening. Thanks to the democratic way, anyone who wants to talk can get three minutes to say anything to the Mayor, the City Council, and whomever is watching on TV and the Internet. This gentleman has been speaking about the same topic: “police secrecy, brutality, and perjury” at the last three council meetings. Click the video:
FREE MOVIES? Tonight at 6 PM the Carlsbad City Library will be presenting its Wednesday night Carlsbad Film Series, Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective. The film celebrates the Children’s Summer Reading Program 2007 with the mystery theme “Get a Clue @ Your Library.”
The movie will screen in the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium at Carlsbad City Library at 1775 Dove Lane. For additional info, please call (760)602-2047.
Click on continue for information about the next two films.
A small plane crash at McClellan-Palomar Airport on July 3, 2007 will probably delay the planned August 4 full-scale opening of Carlsbad’s new municipal golf course, The Crossings at Carlsbad, according to City Officials quoted in the North County Times.
. . . A further complication is that the plane’s insurance company has informed the city that it is refusing to pay for the repair work, City Attorney Ronald Ball said. Company officials told Carlsbad that the employee who initially said the company would cover the work didn’t have the authority to make that decision, Ball said.
The City has approved $750,000 for environmental cleanup work and fairway and cart path repair (bringing the total cost of the course up to $63.5 million) and are now looking into the possibility of opening part of the course while repair work continues.
In the mid-90s when ex-Marine Dan Caulfield left the Corp he began getting calls from members of his old platoon who were looking for jobs. He got them all jobs within the week, according to a story by Linda McIntosh in the San Diego Union Tribune.
One employer was so happy with the Marine talent, he sent Caulfield a check for $3,000. That check planted the seeds of Hire A Hero. . . It uses the social networking power of the Internet to help transitioning military get jobs,” said Caulfield, executive director of Hire A Hero.
McIntosh says the network includes 5,000 military-friendly employers nationwide, including about 650 in California. For more information on Hire A Hero or to become a corporate sponsor, please visit HireAHero.com.
While announcements of hotels featuring Wi-Fi wireless is beginning to remind us of the old motel signs that advertised, “FREE Color TV,” it is good to know when planning a Carlsbad timeshare vacation that Grand Pacific Resorts has signed a deal with 5G Wireless to provide wireless Internet service it all of its resorts.
That means the Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort, Carlsbad Seapoint Resort, and the currently under construction Sheraton Carlsbad Resort will have solid wireless Internet coverage all over their grounds. So bring your laptops and annoy your family by working on your vacation. . . because now you can.
Looking for some amazingly designed modern outdoor furniture? Our favorite Carlsbad furniture company, Maku Furnishings is having a warehouse sale Friday July 13 at their headquarters just off Palomar Airport Road at 2105 Camino Vida Roble Suite G. Here’s what Johnny West says:
This sale will feature tradeshow samples and very minor scratch and dent models with an opportunity to own a piece of Maku Furniture for pennies on the dollar. We’re talking Lounge Chairs that retail at $829 will be on sale for $375, Benches from $275, Dining Tables from $750, and Coffee tables from $275 plus much more. We need to make some room in the warehouse for the next 2 containers that will be arriving later this month.
He also mentioned that product is limited and it will go first come first served. Don’t say you weren’t warned and please remember to tell them Carlsbadistan sent you.
It’s City Council time tonight. Festivities kick off a 6:00 PM. The evening’s agenda includes approving some “salary adjustments” for the City Manager and the City Attorney and other routine consent calendar items, as well as a continuation of discussions from the June 19 Council meeting regarding the proposed Roosevelt Center development at 560 and 562 Carlsbad Village Drive. Watch it all live, on your computer by clicking here.
In May a London-based company called Smith & Nephew purchased the Carlsbad-based wound management company Blue Sky Medical. Now, according to CoStar.com Smith & Nephew is planning a “phased withdrawl” from the facility and moving the business to it’s U.S. headquarters in Largo, Florida.
In the 2007/2008 Carlsbad City Budget that was approved on June 26 the city has added 21 new positions and a $50-million pool at Alga Norte Park (future home of Carlsbad’s new skatepark). We’ll get four new police officer (thanks), and one new fireman (is that all?) We can also look forward to a 9.1 percent increase in water rates and 6.35 positions cut at the library, according to The Coast News.
The theme of the budget is building a sustainable community through effectively managing today’s resources. We’re ensuring that we have money, and setting aside money for the future, and living within our means,” said Lisa Irvine, finance director for Carlsbad.
The budget includes $182.3 million for capital improvements and $186.2 million for operations. Anyone with insights into these numbers is encouraged to explain them in the comments section.
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On Tuesday evening July 10, 2007, during the Carlsbad City Council meeting, after a long string of whereas, whereas, whereases, Mayor Bud Lewis made the official proclamation that July 14, 2007 is Lagoon Day in Carlsbad. Representatives from the various Lagoon Foundations (Agua Hedionad Lagoon Foundations, The Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation, and The Buena Vista Lagoon Foundation) attended the presentation and mentioned that all three Carlsbad lagoon foundations will be hosting lagoon appreciation functions this Saturday in celebration of the holiday.
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