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Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
Two Bonsall parcels and two Pala parcels have been given land use and zoning changes in the most recent proposed updates to the county’s general plan. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Nov. 15 approved the changes for the Bonsall parcels, which are planned to be part of the future San Luis Rey River Park, and the Pala property, which was determined to be on private land rather than on the Pala Indian Reservation. The Board of Supervisors approved an update to the county’s general plan in August 2011. The initial general plan update was a multi-year process with much of the analysis occurring on a macro scale, so it was expected that oversights requiring correction would be found and the county supervisors directed county staff to develop a “clean-up” in the form of a general plan amendment every two years. The update direction also anticipated the need to clarify or revise policies or definitions in the general plan or community plans and to provide a process to handle changes in circumstances including changes in state law or ownership changes from private to public. The updates also
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Bonsall, Pala parcels changed in general plan ‘clean-up’
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Volume 21, Issue 46
Giving thanks for... Veterans
Tom Ferrall Staff Writer
The Fallbrook Public Utility District board of directors held a special board meeting the evening of Nov. 15 to provide background information regarding proposed water rate increases and to allow customers the opportunity to give their input regarding the rate hikes. FPUD officials were expecting a large turnout and they got it as more than 100 people crammed inside the FPUD board room. A sound system allowed those that weren’t able to get a spot inside the room to hear the meeting while sitting or standing in the courtyard. Twenty-eight people signed up to participate in the public comment portion of the meeting and 24 made it to the podium to speak their piece. To the surprise of no one, all were against the proposed water rate increase of 8 percent per year over the next five years.
see FPUD, page A-7 First Lieutenant Betty Gilby, age 98 and a WWII veteran, is Grand Marshal of the Veterans Day Parade. For parade photos and story, see C-1.
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Koeppen named superintendent/ principal of Vallecitos School District
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FPUD customers come out in force to oppose rate increases
Marines are treated to a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. For more photos and story, see B-1.
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RAINBOW – The Vallecitos School District is pleased to announce that Dr. Maritza Koeppen will join the district as superintendent/principal beginning Jan. 2, 2018. Dr. Koeppen is currently director of special programs in the San Marcos Unified School District. She is bilingual and holds a Ph.D. in education through San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University. With her extensive experience overseeing services for Title I schools, English learners, after-school programs and parent involvement, district officials believe Dr. Koeppen will be a great asset to Vallecitos. Serving as summer school principal in the San Marcos Unified
see KOEPPEN, page A-10
Pala Casino Spa & Resort team members donate more than 7,500 pounds of food to two local charities. For story, see D-7
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Fallbrook Village Association, Chamber given Neighborhood Reinvestment funds
Fallbrook tennis player Julia Deming signs her letter of intent to attend the University of Kansas. For story, see D-2.
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Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
The allocation of District Five Neighborhood Reinvestment Program funding approved at the Nov. 14 San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting included grants to the Fallbrook Village Association and the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce. The supervisors’ 4-0 vote, with Ron Roberts at a family funeral, provided the Fallbrook Village Association $20,000 for expenses related to a train display at Railroad Heritage Park and allocated $8,000 to the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce for directional signs. The Neighborhood Reinvestment Program is intended to provide grants to non-profit organizations for the furtherance of public purposes at the regional and community levels. In addition to non-profit organizations, county supervisors can also fund
see FVA, page A-10