After months of discussion, changes will finally get under way at the East Cliff Village Shopping Center this month. What will these changes look like, and did any of the community input from earlier meetings play into the plans?
The East Cliff Village Shopping Center was once a vibrant shopping center that met a broad set of needs in the Live Oak community. With the increase in development on 41st Avenue in Capitola, the center has gone through a long period of decline. In conversations with hundreds of community members, there has been a constant refrain asking why the center has not been redeveloped. Over the years, plans have been introduced and then dropped by developers. After recent community meetings, there are now some changes under way that reflect input from community members.