Update on Rancho Del Mar

Community Meeting at Seascape Golf Course • 6-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 23

By Zach Friend

Almost a year ago in the spring of 2016 we hosted a community organized with Terramar Retail Centers (the new Rancho Del Mar ownership group). Nearly 300 people attended for an opportunity to hear from Terramar about their ideas for the center and provide feedback on what we would like to see in the center.

At that meeting Terramar said they had no plans to change the overall footprint of the center (just remodel). They provided a timeline of two years for the remodel to be complete and spoke about the fact that some of the current businesses may be moving within the center to either larger or smaller spaces to better fit their needs. Many in the community that spoke encouraged that any new businesses in the center be local (non-chain) stores and asked for a variety of options – from new restaurants to other services. Additionally, we secured a commitment from Terramar to hold another community meeting as they had more formal plans to share (based on this community input).

However, since time there has been growing concern about some businesses closing (or moving) and a number of questions about the status and condition of the center. I’ve remained in contact with Terramar to express these concerns and to ensure that they maintain communication with the impacted businesses and follow through on another community meeting.

As a result, Terramar has planned another community meeting at Seascape Golf Course from 6-7:30 pm on February 23 (with the program starting closer to 6:30). They will be sharing their design plans with all of us at this meeting and requesting feedback.

If you have questions directly for Terramar you can contact Bruce Walton at BWalton@terramarcenters.com.

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Rancho Del Mar Community Meeting at Seascape Golf Course February 23, 2017 – 6:00 – 7:30 pm
As always, I appreciate hearing your thoughts. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at 454-2200.