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Soroptimist International of Fallbrook Presents
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Volume 20, Issue 2
Contestant Orientation and Mandatory Information Meeting:
January 10, 2016
at Heritage Hall, 122 Ash Street from 12-2pm.
Rehearsals Begin: January 17.
For additional information go to: www.soroptimistfallbrook.org/miss_fallbrook.html
or contact Program Co-Director Keri Richmond at 760-445-3688, or email us at Missfbambassador@gmail.com.
Speed limit changes may be made to South Mission Road Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
The county’s Traffic Advisory Committee continued two Greater Fallbrook radar enforcement certification recommendations which were on the Dec. 11 TAC docket. A recommendation on increasing the speed limit on Osborne Street between Guajome Lake Road and East Vista Way from 35 mph to 40 mph so that the segment could be certified for radar enforcement was continued to allow the Bonsall Sponsor Group to provide input. The 35 mph speed limit on South Mission Road from 860 feet south
see MISSION, page A-7
FCPG approves permit change for North Coast Church
Suggests more changes for Pacifica Estates Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News At its Dec. 21 meeting, the Fallbrook Community Planning Group (FCPG) voted to approve a request for a Major Use Permit to establish a religious assembly use in the 1300 block of S. Mission Road. In addition, the board also recommended that further investigation be
see FCPG, page A-7
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County negotiates help for El Nino flooding Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
The County of San Diego already has an agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to provide fire protection and emergency medical services to certain parts of the county. County and CalFire staff will be working on an agreement for deployment of CalFire personnel and other resources for El Nino flooding and
other non-fire emergencies. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Dec. 15 directed the county’s chief administrative officer to work with CalFire to establish an agreement while authorizing the director of the county’s Department of Emergency Services to execute an assistance-by-hire agreement to utilize CalFire resources during non-fire emergencies. “This action is going to authorize the county to enter into
an agreement with CalFire,” said Supervisor Dianne Jacob. “We need to get those agreements done expeditiously.” J a c o b ’s d i s t r i c t i n c l u d e s Ramona, which experienced flooding as a result of the July 2015 rainfall. On a statewide basis, the 1997-98 El Nino storms caused more than $800 million in economic losses. That figure was derived from an October 2015 National University System Institute for Policy Research
report, and the report also states that in San Diego County more than 50,000 residents and nearly 5,000 businesses are within a 100-year flood plain and thus susceptible to flooding during concentrated rainfall. “It’s critical that we do all we can to protect people and property,” Jacob said. “This winter is predicted to be one of the wettest on record
see FLOODING, page A-7
Holiday ‘Wine & A Bite’ a true delight
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Motorists drive northbound along S. Mission Rd., south of Grand Tradition Way, where a proposed transition speed limit change may be put in place.
Ken Seals photo Kim Murphy, left, serves sushi to Martin Smith, center and Ann Smith in Weichert, Realtors – Murphy & Murphy on Dec. 11 during the ‘Holiday Wine & A Bite Art Walk’ event. Aquaterra Restaurant at Pala Mesa Resort provided the sushi. See more photos on B-1.