Encinitas council in midst of setting 2011 goals

Stable property values have kept the worst recession since the depression from taking as big of a financial toll on Encinitas as it has on other San Diego County cities, the Encinitas finance director told the City Council in a Tuesday goal-setting meeting.

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Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

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