Affordable housing or a park? An empty lot in Encinitas is the subject of a contentious debate. The Encinitas City Council will vote Wednesday on beginning to study the space for an affordable housing development.
Pictured on June 26, 2024 is L7, the empty city-owned lot on Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas, Calif.City Council will be voting"It should be 100% affordable, if we can make it financially feasible so. The need is great across the board with respect to the income levels. Whether it's someone earning $30,000 to $40,000 a year or someone earning $50,000 or $60,000 a year," he said."We're talking teachers, school support staff, medical staff ...
"The people who work in Encinitas and keep the wheels running in Encinitas ... then have to go home outside of Encinitas," she said."And these are the people we want here." He's part of a group of residents who say Quail Gardens Drive already has several housing developments in the works and another isn't needed.
Jim O’Hara is a City Council candidate and local business owner who opposes building affordable housing on the lot.
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