By Barbara Henry for The San Diego Union-Tribune
Originally published, Feb 25, 2021
An Encinitas Historical Society board member and former city Environmental Commissioner who helped create the city’s first car-free, Cyclovia bicycling event will become District 3’s new representative on the City Council.
Joy Lyndes, a landscape architect who runs her own company, was selected from a pool of what was initially 16 applicants and ultimately dropped to 11 by the time the council made its pick Wednesday. She will fill the spot held by Jody Hubbard, who was two years into her first, four-year term as a council member when she resigned last month due to health issues.
“I think she’s the right person for this moment,” Councilwoman Kellie Shay Hinze said, praising Lyndes’ communication skills, her diplomacy in working through various hurdles to create the first Cyclovia event and her dedication to various community organizations.
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Councilman Joe Mosca said all four top candidates were impressive and he could could be happy with any of them, but Lyndes “was a little bit above the rest.” He said he was looking for someone with a “public servant’s heart” who demonstrated extensive community involvement and had excellent communication skills.
Mayor Catherine Blakespear said she wanted to appoint someone who believes the city is headed in the right direction on a number of high-profile issues and can work well with a team, but also adds value and is a leader.
“She seems to me to bring all of those skill sets,” Blakespear said, adding that she particularly liked the fact that Lyndes is involved in issues relating to the city’s history, present and future.
Lyndes has served on the board of the Encinitas Historical Society since 2014. She’s been active in the rehabilitation efforts at the former Pacific View School property, and she was a member of the city’s Environmental Commission from 2014 to 2020. The annual Cyclovia event she helped establish is a several-hour, car-free period on Coast Highway 101 dedicated to the enjoyment of people on bicycles, skateboards, roller skates and other human-powered modes of transport.
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