2-9-2012 Ramona Sentinel

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October 27, 2011

VOL. 125, ISSUE 51

Ramona Sentinel

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Busy intersection remains priority for planners By KAREN BRAINARD

Kick-off party Ramona Real Estate Association kicks off 2012 with dinner and dancing ...................6

Ramona Community Planning Group (RCPG) has not given up on trying to find a solution to the rush-hour traffic back-ups at the state Route 67 and Highland Valley/Dye Road intersection. “That is the bottleneck for the community of Ramona,” said RCPG Chair Jim Piva at the group’s

Feb 2 meeting. Piva reported that the group’s subcommittee working on a resolution will pursue funding with the regional San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to do a project report on the intersection. A project report, explained RCPG member Carl Hickman, is a document that an agency puts together displaying all options or

alternatives to ease or solve problems. The county and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) do not have the money to fund the project report, said Piva, so they are turning to SANDAG. Piva and Hickman are scheduled to give a presentation on the intersection in a meeting with District 2 County Supervisor Dianne Jacob

By KAREN CARLSON

Index Opinion......................8 Worship Directory.....10 Country Living...........13 Valentine Dining.......18 Classifieds.................27 Coupons...................38 Obituaries.................39 Sentinel photo/Judy Nachazel

NEW HOME—Juan Salas, owner of Ramona Towing and Auto Dismantling, unloads the old-fashioned buggy to its new home at the Guy B. Woodward Museum.

Presorted Standard US Postage PAID Ramona CA Permit No 136

See INTERSECTION on page 12

Public comments due soon on tiered equine ordinance

Library celebrates Ramona Library will mark its first anniversary at its new location with entertainment and activities.............9 Spring sports Tryouts start soon for spring sports at Ramona High..................24

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and SANDAG Executive Director Gary Gallegos on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Funding for a project report would have to be approved by the SANDAG board of directors. An engineering plan to improve the intersection did not garner enough planning group votes in

Chamber buggy moves to museum By MAUREEN ROBERTSON Guy B. Woodward Museum is now home to the old-fashioned buggy that sat outside the Ramona Chamber of Commerce office for the past six years. Former Ramona Sentinel owner Keith Hansen and his wife, former chamber director Tricia Hansen, purchased the buggy and donated it to the chamber af-

ter then chamber executive director, the late Nelson “Mac” MacWilliams, spotted it for sale, Keith Hansen said last Friday. When Hansen and his wife, now Minnesota residents, learned what the buggy’s price was, they decided to buy it and donate it to the chamber, he said. The decision to move the buggy from See CHAMBER BUGGY on page 2

Residents of Ramona and other rural areas have until Feb. 17 to comment on documentation on San Diego County’s Tiered Equine Ordinance, which could affect horse keeping and horse boarding in unincorporated areas throughout the county. The project proposes amendments to the County of San Diego Zoning Ordinance for equine uses and will implement ministerial and discretionary tiers of permitting for horse stables. A group called the San Diego County Equestrian Foundation (SDCEF) and county staff worked together to update regu-

lations regarding horse keeping and boarding. A tiered ordinance, similar to the county’s winery tiers, was proposed that took into consideration the proposed use, size of lot and location, and traffic that may be generated from horse keeping and boarding in areas like Ramona. SDCEF was formed about 1-1/2 years ago when a group of equine owners gathered to discuss the county’s General Plan Update and to express their concerns about changes, or lack thereof, to the zoning regulations regarding horse keeping and boarding. The group was formed in Valley Center, See EQUINE on page 12

National Champions Ramona’s competitive-only cheer teams, the Ramona Rebels Elite, returned from the JAMZ Youth Nationals Cheer & Dance Championship as champions. For photos and more information, about the cheer squads, see page 3.


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