SOAPBOX (Cont. from page 8) ones. Or throw a BBQ at Park Semper Fi and invite them to attend on a voluntary basis. Just don’t make them parade for our enjoyment.
TOLL ROAD IN SAN CLEMENTE WOULD COMPROMISE CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEBBY SWOBODA, San Clemente
This is an open call to all Parents of San Clemente High School, present and future regarding their health and the proposed toll road. One of the plans the TCA has on the table calls for the toll road to cross over the high school’s football field. One of the best things about San Clemente is the lovely weather, lovely breezes that keep our air fresh and clean. How healthy can it be for our children to be outside, on the football field, practicing in car fumes? There goes the healthy air; there go our healthy kids. So while there are plenty of issues regarding the toll roads, the health of children should be a top priority. The TCA doesn’t care; their children don’t go to our schools, they don’t care about the impact of their health. The TCA must be stopped. We have started a petition to repeal Senate Bill 1413 and disband the TCA.
So please, sign the petition , and let’s save our cities and our children! A link to the petition is available in this letter at www.sanclementetimes.com.
SUFFERING SUCCOTASH JOE R. TOLOSA, San Clemente
Finally, we in San Clemente now have access to an In-N-Out, which has opened for business, and it’s only a scant, slow, 5-minute drive from the Target store or 10 minutes from the San Clemente High School to nearby Rancho Mission Viejo at the intersection of Ortega Highway and Antonio/La Pata. It is so welcome to have this top-notch business now so very accessible to us. Those rascals on the City Council and the rascals opposed to having an In-N-Out here might be having second thoughts now that this development is in our back door. They sure missed the boat. At any rate, many of us are going to be very happy about this brand-new facility being so close.
SLOW DOWN ON CAMINO VERA CRUZ KATHY MORALES, San Clemente
On Nov. 1, a car collision occurred on Camino Vera Cruz between Camino de Los Mares and Vista Hermosa. It appeared
that a passenger car was attempting to make a left-hand turn onto Vera Cruz and collided with a maintenance vehicle. The speeding on Vera Cruz has been a concern for many years. The speeding on Vera Cruz places Forster Ranch residents and those who use Vera Cruz as a thoroughfare at risk. The speed limit from Vista Hermosa to Costero Risco is 40 miles an hour. The speed limit from Costero Risco to Camino de los Mares is 35 miles an hour. These speed limits may appear frustrating to motorists who are on their way to school, the soccer fields or the freeway, but they are in place for a reason. Residents who rely on Vera Cruz as their only outlet to city streets cannot see approaching cars due to the curvature of the road! Residents must inch their way out onto Vera Cruz and pray that someone isn’t racing down the street. Children who walk to the schools along Vera Cruz are doing so within 5-6 feet of speeding cars. Children that ride their bikes in the bike lane are doing so within 1-2 feet of speeding cars. Families and residents use Vera Cruz to exercise, walk the family dog and access the park. There are numerous stories of families and children in Forster Ranch that have missed being hit by motorists within inches and/or seconds. The speed monitoring boxes do not stop motorists from speeding. Motorists receiving
citations for speeding will change this dangerous habit. We need more officers on duty to supervise our city streets and deter speeding. If you share this concern, please voice your opinion and help avoid a tragic accident.
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