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Standing Rock in Lakeside?
I hope you realize that the Kumeyaay were displaced from this valley and their families' bones are still there in burial sites. They were forcefully displaced to Barona and Viejas on bare land and had to start all over. There is sand in other places that would not cause the massive destruction this project certainly would.— October 5, 2018 10:04 a.m.
Standing Rock in Lakeside?
There is sand in other places. El Monte Valley is the third largest aquifer in the county. This is a drought state and I don't think it's ok to sacrifice the water for sand. Also, the entire population of SD will be exposed to Valley Fever, a deadly fungus. There are many victims already in the area. Plus thousands of trucks on the roads in a little town would completely paralyze the area. Countless businesses would have to move out of the valley, people's well water will be gone. This is not the County's property to claim the sand would go to the buildings here. The land owner would most likely export it to China. The land was sold to him for $9 millions and it's worth $2 billions. His company started mining in there illegally 20 years ago. He was rewarded for it with ownership for the whole property. Please look into this before claiming the sand would even stay in San Diego.— October 5, 2018 10:01 a.m.
County pushes more density in rural San Diego
The proposed plan targets the villages, rural, semi-rural communities in the unincorporated areas. The unit credit system poses a high risk of increased density in designated areas where the county would act like a broker, shuffling credits around based on availability, not density restrictions. I believe it was explained quite clearly that if a parcel is zoned for 4 units and the owner only builds one, the owner then could sell the remaining 3 unit credits to another builder to use in an area zoned for just one home. That is clearly a way of increasing density. Check the county's website for more info. I saw the plans with my own eyes and I guess I have no choice, but to believe my own eyes. :-) Here's the link: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pd…— September 18, 2018 11:16 p.m.
Water or sand in El Monte Valley?
Thank you for your feedback. You can go ahead and write the AG about this and attend the public meeting on the 25th.— September 16, 2018 2 p.m.