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Volume 18, Issue 33
A cause for celebration Homes For Our Troops breaks ground again in Fallbrook
Public hearings set on hospital services situation Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor Two public hearings have been scheduled by Fallbrook Healthcare District (FHD) so that residents can better understand changes that are in the works in regards to healthcare services locally, primarily related to Fallbrook Hospital. “We are inviting all adult citizens to attend,” said Vi Dupre, FHD administrator. The first meeting, slated for Monday, Aug. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Fallbrook Library, 124 S. Mission Rd., will provide an
see FHD, page A-8
Rainbow Water declares Drought Response Level 2 Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor According to officials at Rainbow Municipal Water District, at its Aug. 5 special board meeting, the board of directors voted to approve Resolution No. 14-20 declaring a Drought Response Level 2 Condition which establishes a Drought Response Conservation Program pursuant to Ordinance No. 14-05 (“Drought Ordinance”). It is explained as follows: “By approving such, all Drought Level 1 conditions become mandatory, along with
see DROUGHT, page A-8
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Ken Seals photo Marine Gunnery Sergeant Brian Meyer walks through an Honor Guard provided by the Legion Riders as he arrives at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new home that will be built for him by Homes For Our Troops. The groundbreaking was held Aug. 2 at the site of the new home on Greenacres Road in Fallbrook. Meyer was a Marine explosive ordinance demolition expert when he was wounded in Afghanistan, losing parts of his right leg, right arm, and left hand. Meyer’s mother Donna Wheaton (in background, wearing purple) looks on. See more photos on page B-1.
LAFCO addresses: Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent During the Aug. 4 meeting of San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), executive officer Mike Ott gave a presentation on major potential jurisdictional boundary changes which may be before the LAFCO board in the near future. Ott noted that LAFCO is monitoring approximately 30 potential boundary changes, including eight major ones. “I would like to let you know that essentially a freight train’s coming your way,” he said. The proposed merger of the Fallbrook Public Utility District
• FPUD/Rainbow merger • Campus Park West • Healthcare district MSR
and the Rainbow Municipal Water District, the water service boundary changes associated with the proposed Campus Park West development, and municipal service reviews for the county’s four healthcare districts including the Fallbrook Healthcare District
LAFCO for the consolidation of FPUD and the Rainbow Municipal Water District. “These two districts have been in discussion regarding a functional consolidation for several years,” Ott said. In February 2013, the North County Joint Powers Authority was created to test functional consolidation. Ott said of the FPUD-RMWD JPA I n N o v e m b e r 2013, the joint are among the eight major powers authority, along with the projects. The other five projects two individual districts, began consist of three potential fire discussing actual jurisdictional district consolidations and two consolidation. FPUD elects its development-related jurisdictional board of directors by specific territory transfers. seat, but the entire district votes On April 28, the Fallbrook Public for each director. Rainbow’s Utility District board of directors directors are selected by division voted to submit an application to with only voters within the
“It was not a harmonious breakup,”
division participating in the process to elect that particular director. The two districts were not able to reach an agreement on the form of governance, and on March 5 Rainbow voted to terminate the joint powers authority. “It was not a harmonious breakup,” Ott said. FPUD chose to pursue the m e rg e r d e s p i t e R a i n b o w ’s objections to jurisdictional consolidation and submitted the application to LAFCO. A public comment period for information to be considered during staff review closed on Aug. 1. The Rainbow Municipal Water District provided the only response.
see LAFCO, page A-10
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Groovin’ to the music at Summer Nights
Shane Gibson photos Frank Alves, left, of ‘Frankie and the Invisibles’ performs his 50s and 60s rock and roll guitar music with a full band sound, creating “a sonic blast from the past,” and Penelope Richards, right, dances to “The Twist” during Fallbrook Summer Nights’ Aug. 8 event, “Those Groovy Sixties,” sponsored by the Fallbrook Village Association. See page C-10 for more photos.