Comments on: Divided council rejects rezoning

By: RinoRecusal

RinoRecusal — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:18:41 +0000

If Stocks was so concerned about avoiding a lawsuit, he would have encouraged Gaspar to vote, so that this issue could have come before the public as an election item. That would have been the best possible way to make sure that the citizens that they represent were served, and it would have been a way to avoid a potential lawsuit with all of the costs involved.

Because of how he advised Gaspar, Glenn must be counting his money already for another ridiculous waste of effort and taxpayer’s money if this DOES go to a lawsuit.

I love how the Council majority claims to be vicitmized when they are trying their best to control everything for their developer friends! Glenn’s advice always seems to favor Glenn!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:06:16 +0000

Gaspar got herself between a rock and a hard place. If she had voted no she would have been voting against Stocks and Bond. If she had voted yes it still was not enough and could have forced the issue to a public vote. Either way her vote would not make the difference…so she just refused to vote for some silly reason. Does anyone really believe that she was not made fully aware of her position by her pals on the council. Nicely played,Kristen but it didn’t fool anyone. You need to cut those strings, girl.

By: watchdog5

watchdog5 — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:59:44 +0000

DEMA has offered to lease the property to be used for a cultural art center for the citizens and children of Encinitas. This use is completely within the original mandate of this Deed of Gift. Yet the school board has identified this property as a way of getting money for its general fund. It is not even thinking of any kind of use that would even benefit this community or honor the donor. The school district has deemed DEMA’s proposal as not being probable but here they are trying to sell this property in a down market after having rented it to the city for a $1.00 a year. This does not indicate much business acumen on their behalf. I would much rather believe that a long standing organization composed of successful businesspersons would have a better idea of the viability of the proposal than this school district. The citizens have just hocked themselves into a 44 million dollar bond for this school district and it is outrageous that the school district has so little regard for these citizens that they will not even contemplate the DEMA proposal. The school district may want to think this is a private issue between themselves and a still unnamed developer but it is very much a public issue. Lets put this to a vote and see what the citizens want.

By: Election Needed

Election Needed — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:56:22 +0000

I believe that the reason that Gaspar recused herself was that as Sabine explained it, her vote might have caused this issue to be voted upon by the Citizens of Encinitas. He used language that seemed to condone Gaspar’s comments about her lack of comfort in voting for the issue.

It seems that Sabine works for the council majority, the developers, the EUSD–everyone except for the citizens of Encinitas. Get rid of this loser

By: Calvino

Calvino — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:53:18 +0000

No paperwork exists between the City of Encinitas and EUSD about the One Dollar per year deal: if someone would make an info request for copies of this agreement; they’d find it does not really exist. The Naylor Act is still in force.
That is WHY Sabine and Baird are in concert, they are covering up.

By: DittDittoDitto

DittDittoDitto — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:00:38 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly with the post below. Gaspar is 8 months into the job and should be up to speed by now. Also, she demonstrates a selective morality in voting on the Hall Property, which is an issue that started 10 years ago, but not on this one since she is already planning for her next political move and doesn’t want to offend anyone. I am offended just like Bernard Minster.

Also, I am beyond sick of the EUSD administrators who have been whining abou the the gift of the Pacific View site. Since they have done nothing with the site except for neglect it, they should at least rent it out to DEMA or some other interested group so that it can be used gainfully and not be such a burden for the poor, broke school district. This is getting old.

By: encinitasyouneedus

encinitasyouneedus — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:24:32 +0000

I agree with Bernard Minster’s public charge at this meeting, Kristin Gaspar is guilty of dereliction of duty. Definition: 1. deliberate, conscious, or willful neglect (esp in the phrase dereliction of duty)
2. the act of abandoning or deserting or the state of being abandoned or deserted
She has had 8 months to get informed. She has voted on ERGA, Hall Property and other issues started long before she was elected to council. Let this be a lesson to Encinitas voters that candidates need to be interesting in the hard work of representing citizenry, not just being comfortable mouthing platitudes for folks.