Inland Edition, July 12, 2019

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The Coast News INLAND EDITION

VOL. 5, N0. 15

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VISTA, SAN MARCOS, ESCONDIDO

JULY 12, 2019

Water treatment plant cited

Escondido discusses city murals

City News Service

SAN MARCOS — The San Diego County Water Authority announced on July 8 that the Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant was cited by the state for a valve malfunction in April. The state’s Division of Drinking Water cited Twin Oaks and the Water Authority on June 4 for a malfunction that lasted roughly 15 hours between April 21 and 22 that resulted in the plant’s ozone levels falling below state-required levels. The chemical compound is used to kill bacteria to make water potable, but it must be mixed with the water being treated at a certain level to be effective. According to the Water Authority, which owns the Twin Oaks plant north of San Marcos, local water quality was not compromised during the malfunction and plant directors promptly reported the issue to state water regulators. The citation is the first for Twin Oaks in more than a decade. A DINOSAUR MODEL greets guests at the Roynon Museum of Earth Science & Paleontology in Escondido. The museum ``This was an unfortu- shut its doors for good on July 6. Photo courtesy Steve Horn nate event, and we’ve put new procedures and equip- By Steve Horn igable efforts of its name- effort to save the museum cially keep this going, that ment in place to ensure ESCONDIDO — The sake and founder, Keith fell through, Roynon and would’ve been nice, but it doesn’t happen again,’’ Roynon Museum of Earth Roynon. In his early ‘80s, Museum Director Jeannie that didn’t happen. So, we said Sandy Kerl, the Water Science & Paleontology Roynon had spent the past Nutter decided to pull the need to move on with the Authority’s acting gener- in downtown Escondido 75 years building up his plug. A total of $75,000 second best thing, which is al manager ``We are com- opened its doors to the pub- collection of rare dinosaur per year for five years was to dispose of this museum.” mitted to maintaining the lic for the final time on July artifacts and pieces of the needed to keep the museNutter said that the high levels of safety and 6. Roynon Museum will sell prehistoric geologic record. um afloat. reliability we’ve achieved “Of course it tears many of its artifacts to the A destination for K-12 But Father Time, and over more than 75 years of school field trips for stu- the lack of robust financial all of our hearts out that Jurupa Mountains Discovservice to the San Diego dents throughout San Di- backing necessitating a we’re going to lose this ery Center in Riverside, region.’’ ego County and the public staff which was all-volun- museum in Escondido,” California. Other assets Despite the county’s since opening in 2000, the teer except for one, caught said Roynon. “If we could will go up for sale at the have had a benefactor museum was fueled by vol- up. unteerism and the indefatAfter a last-minute come in and help us finanTURN TO WATER ON 9 TURN TO MUSEUM ON 17

Downtown Escondido prehistory museum closes shop

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ESCONDIDO — At its July 8 meeting, the Escondido Public Art Commission discussed plans to boost volunteer efforts at the Queen Califia’s Magical Circle public art display in Kit Carson Park. The Commission also deliberated about the status of its planned murals program rollout plan, as well as vandalism done to a public art piece along Escondido Boulevard. Danielle Lopez, assistant director of community services for the city of Escondido, said that she had been doing research on other city programs since the murals program had received discussion at the last Public Art Commission meeting. Those included programs in places such as El Paso, Texas and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “We’re also trying to incorporate the policies the city already has in place, so it’s become a bit of a larger project than I had originally anticipated,” said Lopez. “But, I hope by our October meeting we will have a document that is complete and ready to go.” Because the Public Art Commission can only meet formally once every three months under city law, Public Art Commission member Ana Marie Velasco raised the prospect of forming an ad hoc committee on public murals to allow for more frequent meetings and discussions about the murals program. “Now, in order for TURN TO MURALS ON 7

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