A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit that the City of Encinitas brought against the City of Carlsbad regarding the costs of upgrading La Costa Avenue, according to a story in the North County Times.
Originally, the City of Carlsbad said they would pay nothing and that the developer of the Ponto Vision Plan would pay for 27 percent of the estimated $5.34 million the upgrades would cost.
Now the costs have been raised to $7 million and the two cities have agreed to split the costs evenly.
Encinitas Councilman James Bond said this week that he is pleased a deal was reached. . . .”Hopefully it is in fact settled and we have all signed off and walking away with a good agreement,” said Bond, who was elected Tuesday to his fifth term on the council. “For sure, it was a compromise agreement, but it was a lot better than they (Carlsbad) initially offered. I think it is more equitable.”
We are constantly reminded that lawsuits are the way organizations negotiate.
[Link: North County Times]
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