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By Miriam Raftery
November 24, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -- This week, the hottest meeting in town will be the Boulevard Planning Group, which has a busy agendawith many major items slated for its meeting on Thursday, December 5 at 7 p.m. in the Boulevard Fire Training/Community Room, 39919 Ribbon Wood Road in Boulevard. View full agenda.
Planners will hold a question and answer session on a new Boulevard Fire Station – and consider whether a moratorium should be requested for new large-scale commercial projects until Boulevard Fire Stations are verifiably staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The agenda also includes major energy projects and some controversial water issues.
The Boulevard Planning Group willdiscuss proposed Soitec Solar Projects, for which a comment period starts December 12th, and other major energy projects.
Other energy projects to be discussed include Infigen’s proposed Fox Acres Solar, Champan Ranch Solar, and Iberdrola’s Tule Wind planned in McCain Valley. There will also be updates on lawsuits filed challenging the Iberdrola project as well as a CEQA suit filed over the county’s new wind ordinance and yet another lawsuit over Sempra’s cross-border transmission line from Mexico.
Water will be another hot topic. The Board will discuss a California Public Utilities Commission that modified a court appointment of a receiver for the troubled Live Oak Springs Water. In addition, there will be discussion about controversial groundwater sales by the Campo tribe and Live Oak Springs to SDG&E for construction of two substations and powerlines.
Rough Acres Ranch’s planned campground and conference center and related grading will also be on the agenda.
La Mesa’s City Council meets on Tuesday, November 26th. This week, the Council will hear a staff report on the Downtown Village Streetscape Improvement Project and potentially take action. Council will also consider proposals by Councilman Ernie Ewin asking staff to develop a list of all outside organizations in which council members may participate, as well as a proposal for additional documentation of travel, meeting and conference requests and reports. View full La Mesa agenda.
El Cajon’s Council and the San Diego Board of Supervisors will not meet this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
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