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FUHSD searching for new principal after resignation of Boone
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Volume 21, Issue 45
Annual parade honors all veterans
Tom Ferrall Staff Writer
The Fallbrook Union High School District is searching for a new principal for Fallbrook High after Larry Boone, who had held the position since July 2015, submitted his resignation Nov. 8. Sharon Koehler, president of the FUHSD board, said Boone’s last day on the Fallbrook High campus was Nov. 7. “Larry Boone resigned as principal of Fallbrook Union High School on Nov. 8 citing urgent personal matters,” said Koehler. “We thank him for his two-plus years of service to our students and district.” Koehler said the district immediately started its search for a new principal by advertising the position on EdJoin.org, a leading platform for education positions. Koehler said the district’s goal is to have a permanent principal in place by the start of second semester in early January. In the meantime, Ross Godfrey of the San Diego County Office of Education is serving as interim principal at Fallbrook
see FUHSD, page A-8
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Lucette Moramarco photo The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1924 Color Guard leads the 16th annual Veterans Day Parade up Main Avenue, followed by the 9th Communications Battalion from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. See more photos of the Nov. 11 parade in next week’s Village News, Nov. 23.
Rainbow Water District allows meter size reductions Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The update of the Rainbow Water District capacity charges included allowing for smaller meters. The Rainbow board voted 4-0, with Hayden Hamilton absent, July 27, to approve the revisions in the district’s capacity fee ordinance which also changes the wastewater capacity fee variable for singlefamily homes from number of bedrooms to square footage of the house. Capacity fees are one-time charges to developers who purchase system capacity for water and sewer services. “It’s primarily a buy-in charge,” Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy said. The water and sewer capacity fees are calculated based on
square feet can qualify for the 5/8-inch meter. A requirement was also added that a home with a lot less than 21,780 square feet or half an acre can qualify for a 3/4-inch meter. Building code requirements involving fire sprinklers may require a 3/4-inch or 1-inch meter to meet fire sprinkler flow demand; if a developer qualifies for a smaller capacity meter but must have a larger meter for fire flow requirements, a meter one size larger may be installed and a fire standby charge of $5 per month will be assessed. The fire standby charge was already in effect for the Vista Valley area, and the revised ordinance allows it for the entire Rainbow district contingent upon written confirmation from the fire district with jurisdiction over the area. “We want to be able to go in and
“We want to be able to go in and put a smaller meter in when people are using less water.”
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Tom Kennedy, General Manager Rainbow Municipal Water District system asset value, capital improvement plans, existing debt, reserve balance and consumer c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . R a i n b o w ’s capacity calculations are based on an estimated use of 545 gallons per day of water and 180 gallons per day of wastewater for each equivalent dwelling unit. Rainbow’s water system is currently built out, and demand has been reduced by approximately 50 percent since the peak year of 1990. Rainbow staff thus does not anticipate any major expansions in the future to meet demands other than expansions associated with development projects, so the developers will be buying into the existing system rather than a combination of the existing system and planned future improvements. The water capacity charge, not including the San Diego County Water Authority charge which is collected by Rainbow and forwarded to the SDCWA, is now $6,241 for a 5/8-inch meter, $10,401 for a 3/4-inch meter, $16,642 for a 1-inch meter, $27,043 for a 1 1/2-inch meter, $62,406 for a 2-inch meter, $124,812 for a 3-inch meter and $208,020 for a 4-inch meter. The 5/8-inch meter classification has been reinstated. Homes on lots less than 5,000 square feet and with irrigation of less than 1,000
put a smaller meter in when people are using less water,” Kennedy said. ‘They’ll still realize their existing capacity. They just won’t have that same meter.” The fixed monthly meter operations and maintenance charge for municipal and industrial accounts is $23.82 for a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch meter, $37.20 for a 1-inch meter, $70.64 for 1 1/2inch meter, $110.78 for a 2-inch meter, $237.78 for a 3-inch meter, $425.15 for a 4-inch meter and $873.31 for a 6-inch meter. An additional monthly San Diego County Water Authority passthrough charge is $35.02 for a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch meter, $58.37 for a 1-inch meter, $118.75 for a 1 1/2-inch meter, $186.79 for a 2-inch meter, $408.61 for a 3-inch meter, $735.50 for a 4-inch meter and $1,517.61 for a 6-inch meter. A 5/8-inch meter has a maximum flow of 3,000 cubic feet per month or 0.83 acre-feet per year, a 3/4inch meter has a maximum of 5,000 cubic feet per month or 1.38 acre-feet per year, the 1-inch meter maximum is 8,000 cubic feet per month or 2.20 acre-feet per year, the maximum for a 1 1/2-inch meter is 13,000 cubic feet per month or 3.58 acre-feet per year, a 2-inch meter equates to a maximum
see METER, page A-10
Fallbrook High grad honored for brave action during Vegas shooting FALLBROOK – Brett Mattson, a class of 2000 graduate of Fallbrook High School and a firefighter-paramedic with the Chino Valley Fire District, was honored Nov. 8 for the brave action he took during the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas the night of Oct. 1. Mattson, along with fellow f i r e f i g h t e r- p a r a m e d i c J e ff Heringer, searched for injured people and assisted many to safety while a gunman inside a 32nd floor hotel room fired round after round at a crowd attending the concert on the Las Vegas Strip. Mattson was enjoying the concert along with other off duty firefighters, military and police officers when the shooting erupted. Mattson identified himself to concert goers as a paramedic and asked if they needed help. He helped the injured by applying pressure to wounds and providing an escort to a safe location. In recognition of their heroic efforts, Mattson and Heringer were presented with a “Medal a Va l o r ” f r o m t h e C h i n o Valley Fire District board of directors. The two also received a “Certificate of Recognition” from the U.S. Congress House of Representatives. Both men said they appreciated
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the honor but added that they were just doing their job. Mattson, 35, has worked for Chino Valley Fire for nine years. He comes from a family of firefighters as his father, Eric Sr., retired from the Los Angeles Fire Department and his brother, Eric Jr., is an active member of LAFD. Mattson also has a cousin and an uncle who are firefighters. Mattson is a graduate of Long Beach State and resides in Newport Beach.
Ortega, Flanagan, Nordeen, Costa, Johnson and Olson selected to superintendent’s advisory committee Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The Bonsall Unified School District board meeting, Nov. 9, saw the selection of Eric Ortega, Tom Flanagan, Eric Nordeen, Kassandra Costa, Jeff Johnson and Brian Olson to the superintendent’s advisory committee which will identify and analyze sites for a new high school campus. The BUSD board voted 4-0, with Dick Olson not present, to approve the selection of the six committee members along with alternates for four of the areas and four additional committee members from the school district and the Bonsall Community
Sponsor Group. “I really appreciate the community members that did submit an application whether they were accepted or not,” BUSD superintendent David Jones said. Applications to serve on the committee were due Oct. 31, and the completed applications were forwarded to each BUSD board member Nov. 2. The plans to choose six committee members along with an alternate from each geographic area were altered when two of the areas had only one applicant in which case no alternate was chosen. Ortega represents the Pala area
see COMMITTEE, page A-11