The cost was astronomical and double what was foreseen–where were the other bids? There were none due to zoning restrictions that would prohibit a developer to create some sort of structures in order to make money. Barth’s giddy “victory” will be a bitter pill for Encinitas to swallow. The school district were shrewd to double the cost of the appraisal of the property. I grew up in Encinitas, lived for several years on 4th Street close to Pacific View and cannot understand how so much money was spent to “save” Pacific View…and for what? Barth is nothing but a politician gilding her on lily for self-aggrandizing interests.
