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Volume 19, Issue 30
Concern continues over proposed subdivision
Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor Face-to-face visits with probationers are proving to be very successful in the Fallbrook Sheriff’s command. “In previous years, probation officers didn’t make many inperson visits to the location where people were living, but now that we go to their doors, we are seeing more of them following the rules set by the court,” reported Sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Yates, who was invited
see PROBATION, page A-12
County accepts $260,000 for SLR River Park trail Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent An agreement between the County of San Diego and the California Department of Transportation to fund a trail for the future San Luis Rey River Park has been approved. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote June 23 approved the agreement which involves the county accepting $260,000 of Caltrans funding to
see COUNTY, page A-12
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Ken Seals photo This view, taken from Ingold Sports Park, looks eastward across South Mission Road, showing the proposed location of the Pacific Estates subdivision (trees and bare land beyond). It is bordered by Peppertree Park on the north and Stage Coach Lane and Summerhill Lane on the south. Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The subdivision map for the proposed Pacifica Estates development will be revised before it is returned to the county’s Planning Commission for potential approval. The official July 17 decision of the Planning Commission was to continue the project rather than to deny it. The continuance, rather than denial, will allow applicant
Mark Sanchez, property owner Jose Luis Islas, and consultant engineer Tim Thiele of RBF Consulting to utilize the existing technical and biological studies with possible modifications rather than to undertake new studies. The existing environmental Mitigated Negative Declaration may need possible amendments and may be re-circulated for public review but can still be used. The revised map will also be presented at a future Fallbrook Community Planning Group meeting before returning to
the Planning Commission. After the Planning Commission heard the objections of the Fallbrook Community Planning Group and of neighbors, recommendations for a revised map included a split-level street which would reduce grading and a zoning amendment which would include a height limit. Although the concerns involved vehicular traffic rather than pedestrian and bicycle use of South Mission Road, the suggestions also included a pedestrian walkway
and bicycle path connecting to Morro Road so juvenile residents of the development could access Fallbrook High School through that path rather than by South Mission Road. The possibility of lowering the raised median along South Mission Road so that emergency vehicles can make left turns into the road leading to the development is also under consideration. David Pallinger was absent from the
see CONCERN, page A-8
Healthcare district presents $600,000 in grants
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•South Mission traffic •49-feet of unnatural terrain •Impact on neighbors
Stephen Abbott, left, board president of the Fallbrook Healthcare District, congratulates superintendent Dr. Hugo Pedroza, Christine Rinaldi photo right, as he presents him with a $6,500 grant on July 8 for Fallbrook High School’s Asperger’s support program. See B-1 for story.