Even though its redevelopment plan recently expired, focus on the Village is not coming to an end anytime soon.
The area's success story continues and is very exciting. The Village is alive and will continue to grow, change and be enhanced well into the future.
Private-public partnerships are essential to the redevelopment of any area, whether there is a formal plan or not. Redevelopment will continue into the future through these partnerships.
However, it would be a tragedy to discount, discredit or not acknowledge the sincere and tireless efforts of Village business owners, property owners, business organizations, the city of Carlsbad and the Carlsbad Redevelopment Agency to enhance the area over the last 28 years for the benefit of the community.
Is there more to do? Yes. Can we still continue to improve and enhance the Village? Yes. Do we need to celebrate the successes to date in a big way? Yes.
On Oct. 28, there will be a spectacular early evening celebration of Village redevelopment and an opportunity to acknowledge all of those who've been involved in its transformation to date. The celebration also will be an opportunity to highlight the exciting diversity of businesses within the area and to encourage community residents to re-experience the Village.
There has been a considerable amount of incremental change in the Village, which often goes unnoticed because it happens over time and people forget the past and focus only on recent activities or sometimes even things that haven't happened yet. But we need to acknowledge the variety of new businesses, including many new restaurants, that have opened in the area over the past few years, as well as the public improvements.
We also want to congratulate the long-time businesses that have grown, expanded and improved. We want to encourage the community to come to this party in the Village and help us celebrate.
There will be much more publicity coming on this celebration once we fine tune the details. Save the date now so you won't miss the fun.
As noted above, revitalization of the Village has not come to an end. While there will be continuing efforts for many years to come, there is great success that needs to be celebrated.
For more information, call (760) 434-2815.
The area's success story continues and is very exciting. The Village is alive and will continue to grow, change and be enhanced well into the future.
Private-public partnerships are essential to the redevelopment of any area, whether there is a formal plan or not. Redevelopment will continue into the future through these partnerships.
However, it would be a tragedy to discount, discredit or not acknowledge the sincere and tireless efforts of Village business owners, property owners, business organizations, the city of Carlsbad and the Carlsbad Redevelopment Agency to enhance the area over the last 28 years for the benefit of the community.
Is there more to do? Yes. Can we still continue to improve and enhance the Village? Yes. Do we need to celebrate the successes to date in a big way? Yes.
On Oct. 28, there will be a spectacular early evening celebration of Village redevelopment and an opportunity to acknowledge all of those who've been involved in its transformation to date. The celebration also will be an opportunity to highlight the exciting diversity of businesses within the area and to encourage community residents to re-experience the Village.
There has been a considerable amount of incremental change in the Village, which often goes unnoticed because it happens over time and people forget the past and focus only on recent activities or sometimes even things that haven't happened yet. But we need to acknowledge the variety of new businesses, including many new restaurants, that have opened in the area over the past few years, as well as the public improvements.
We also want to congratulate the long-time businesses that have grown, expanded and improved. We want to encourage the community to come to this party in the Village and help us celebrate.
There will be much more publicity coming on this celebration once we fine tune the details. Save the date now so you won't miss the fun.
As noted above, revitalization of the Village has not come to an end. While there will be continuing efforts for many years to come, there is great success that needs to be celebrated.
For more information, call (760) 434-2815.