One Paseo Supporters Form Main Street Ambassadors

On the corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real, sits the potential location for the proposed One Paseo development.   The mixed-use project, like all developments, has created strong opinions by both its supporters and opponents.

Last month, the City of San Diego released the proposed projects Draft Environmental Impact Report.  The Environmental Impact Report, is a required document under the state’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), that is meant to provide the community with a clear picture as to the type of impact the development will have on its surrounding environment.  Community stakeholders now have 60 days, from March 29, 2012, to provide input and comments .

In more recent news, a newly organized group of One Paseo supporters, have come together to show their support in a bigger way, by forming the Main Street Ambassadors.  The Main Street Ambassadors, is composed of local residents, businesses, service clubs and other individuals who feel that the proposed project would not only benefit the community, but also provide some much needed enhancements to it as well.

Main Street Ambassadors support the proposed development project because they feel that it will provide the following enhancements:

1. A Place for the Community to Gather
• a family-friendly place that will include new retail, office and residential space, and lots of parking
2. New and Permanent Jobs
• 1,700 new and permanent jobs with an additional 4,000 in construction jobs
3. Create New Local Revenue
• estimated to generate $755m for the region, including revenue for schools and property taxes
4. Traffic Improvements
• implementation of adaptive traffic control systems
5. Designed with the Environment in Mind
• walkable design, on-site recycling, energy efficient lighting and landscaping

Regardless of whether you are in support of or against the proposed project, the fact still remains that something will be built on the corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real.  And unless you get involved – whether it be through attending meetings, reading up on the facts about the project and reaching out to the appropriate parties, or writing to the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board – your voice and input can not be heard.

For more information about public hearings and/or meetings about the proposed One Paseo project, contact Renee Mezo at 619.446.5001.  And for more information about the project, please visit www.onepaseo.com and the City of San Diego website at http://www.sandiego.gov/planning//community/profiles/carmelvalley/

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