Village Voices - Every Thursday Morning

WHAT: Village Voices, talk to us!
WHEN: Every Thursday Morning
TIME: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
WHERE: Housing and Redevelopment Office~ 2965 Roosevelt Street, Ste. B
PURPOSE: The Carlsbad Redevelopment Agency is hosting an open forum called Village Voices, with the intent of gathering all the players around a table and having a continuous dialogue. Every Thursday morning there will be an open forum for businesses and merchants in the Village to connect, network and partner with others and their local government.

Representatives of the Carlsbad Village Business Association and the Carlsbad Village Improvement Partnership will always be on hand to participate in the conversation.

Please join us if you can... come and share your ideas and talk to us!!!

Supervisor Bill Horn Welcomes Carlsbad VIP to San Diego

San Diego County Fifth District Supervisor, Bill Horn, welcomed three members of the Carlsbad Village Improvement Partnership's board of directors to his office this afternoon to discuss and better understand the group's mission, desires and goals.

In addition to Supervisor Horn, the meeting included Chief of Staff, Joan Wonsley, and Policy Advisor, Chris Champine.

The VIP trio also had the opportunity to explain to Horn and his staff the rationale for wanting to create the Carlsbad Village Preferred Shopper Program, and how this would have a direct economic impact in the Village, especially at a time when some of those federal rebate dollars are likely to come into Carlsbad with out-of-town visitors.

If the County approves the group's Community Enhancement Funding application for the next fiscal year, the Carlsbad VIP will have the opportunity in June to appear before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to officially seek funding to support the Carlsbad Village Preferred Shopper Program.

Pictured left to right, Frank Hutchins, Carlsbad VIP President; Supervisor Bill Horn; Robin Young, VIP board member and executive director of the Carlsbad Village Business Association; Kurt Burkhart, VIP board member and executive director of the Carlsbad Convention and Visitors Bureau.

A Special Thanks

A special thanks is given to the following Carlsbad organizations that provided funding for the Carlsbad Community Christmas Tree in the Village - Hi-Noon Rotary Club, The Rotary Club of Carlsbad, The Carlsbad Village Business Association, and the Carlsbad Convention & Visitors Bureau.

So many good things have already been said the day following the tree lighting festivities at the Village Faire, yesterday. Again, thanks for helping to make this possible!

There's still so much more coming to the Village in the weeks before Christmas. Be sure to check out the post on November 28, "Holiday Events Now Underway in the Village!"