...and Now
What will happen to the school district's strategically located downtown campus? Declining enrollment and increased costs prompted a redevelopment project. But a developer's proposed 203-room hotel and spa was met with fury. Can it be redeveloped in a way that will draw more locals downtown and restore the equilibrium? The project has been sent back to the drawing board. Redevelopment could even be abandoned. If so, the community will have missed a rare opportunity to take its destiny in hand.
A proposed Downtown Historic District has some property owners fearing more regulation. But it turns out that CalTrans already declared downtown a Historic District. Will Ojai formally adopt their own Historic District for more local control? City Council should vote on the proposed Historic District in June.
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When Ojai is featured in a national magazine, locals lament the changing retail and restaurant scene. Facebook comments to this recent article in Sunset Magazine include:
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