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Yahoo!In the event the current Miramar project (Plan C in the saga of this site) goes the way of its predecessors, I have a suggestion for Plan D. First, I would like to address those who are concerned that if the current developer is not successful, the site will remain a rat- and mold-infested eyesore. I can assure you there is a plethora of laws and rules, including public and private nuisance laws as well as health, safety, and fire regulations, that can be invoked to cause a landowner to remove a nuisance/health/fire risk, and to thereafter maintain an empty plot suitably landscaped so as not to be a fire hazard. However, I suggest that either the current or future owner consider turning the site into a wellness resort that teaches guests how to eat properly, detoxify their bodies, and make their environments healthful. The resort could be very much smaller than the one presently envisioned. It would still be financially viable because higher rates can be charged for the wellness programs. Having a world-class wellness center in our community would be of great benefit to the local (and aging) population. It may even have a ripple effect. If fewer people are ill, perhaps we do not need to turn the St. Francis site into a healthcare worker habitat. Perhaps it too could be turned into a wellness center! Wouldn't it be great to invest in wellness instead of illness-maintenance?―Roy Mankovitz, director of Montecito Wellness, LLC
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Great idea Roy, long ago SB was known as a wellness retreat, i.e. Veronica Springs, people came for the healing waters, "Back to the Future."
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lordleadbetter (anonymous profile)
July 24, 2008 at 8:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
How sweet, but get real, this is the land of money money money. Caruso needs to be made to understand that he can build this fabulous hotel but he cannot waltz into SB and pull tricks like he could almost anywhere else. Granted, the current county administration is basically in the business of pushing through any and every developers plans virtually un-analyzed and unopposed, but fortuneatley there are citizens groups (CPA is an outstanding example) and local citizens that can and will do whatever it takes to rein in these monstrous projects.
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Noletaman (anonymous profile)
July 25, 2008 at 2:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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