(06:00) Aptos – MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED LAST NIGHT’S MEETING PUT ON BY THE NEW OWNER OF THE RANCHO DEL MAR SHOPPING CENTER IN APTOS. THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR T-R-C (FORMERLY TERRAMAR RETAIL CENTERS) SAID HIS COMPANY IS WORKING TO KEEP AS MANY OF THEIR EXISTING TENANTS AS POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH TRYING TO FIND A NEW MOVIE THEATER (TO MOVE INTO THE SPACE VACATED BY APTOS CINEMAS LAST YEAR). THE PROJECT MANAGER WENT ON TO SAY THAT IN THE UPCOMING 15 MILLION DOLLAR REMODEL, THEY PLAN TO KEEP THE FOOTPRINT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN (UNLIKE SAFEWAY’S PLANNED REMODEL OF SEVERAL YEARS AGO)….WHILE BRINGING EVERYTHING UP TO CODE (INCLUDING HANDICAP ACCESS). THE THEME OF THE NEW LOOK FOR THE APTOS SHOPPING CENTER IS “WESTERN RURAL”, AND THE REMODEL (WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THE END OF THIS SUMMER) IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO COMPLETE. T-R-C ALSO PLANS TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR NEW RESTAURANTS, THAT INCLUDE OUTDOOR DINING….AND A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA WHERE PEOPLE CAN CONGREGATE.
