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Battle over Avo Half Marathon goes public
• I-15 and I-5 toll lanes • Widening of SR east of I-15 Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The first San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board discussion of the draft revenue-constrained Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) update took place Aug. 15. The non-voting item allowed for feedback and direction to SANDAG staff. A hybrid between two staff-developed scenarios is likely. “I don’t like one versus the other. I like them both,” said county Board of Supervisors member Ron Roberts. Federal law requires a region which receives federal funding
see PLAN, page A-10 Shane Gibson photos (Upper left) Denise Shadle, who has a home-based business and lives along the proposed route for the 2015 Avocado Half Marathon expresses her frustrations regarding the road closures during the event at the Aug. 18 Fallbrook Community Planning Group meeting on the topic. Shadle said the road closures prevent her from meeting with clients. (Upper right) Owner of Seasick Marketing Andrew Petterson, left, holds a map of the 2014 race route while race organizer Vickie Knox explains details and changes planned for 2015. (Lower right) Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce president Jon Frandell expresses his frustration and questions the management company that operates the Avocado Half Marathon.
Supes okay $535,000 to develop ag promotion program
Andrea Verdin Estrada Special to the Village News
Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The San Diego County Board of Supervisors directed the county’s Chief Administrative Officer to develop an agriculture promotion program and to return to the board in 30 months with a developed ordinance to be considered for adoption. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote Aug. 6 also establishes $535,000 for staff and consultant time to develop the program. The county’s general fund will provide $480,000 of that money and a U.S. Department of
The Fallbrook Community Planning Group (FCPG) voted to stay their decision on a special event permit for the Avocado Half Marathon and 5k run, which planners hope to host in Fallbrook on April 18, 2015. The decision was due to concerns by various agencies and local community groups in addition to traffic issues on residential streets. This would be the second year for the Avocado Half Marathon, which has partnered with Homes
for our Troops, a privately-funded, national, non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization committed to helping veterans who have returned home with serious injuries by building a specially-adapted home for them. C u r r e n t l y, t h e p r o p o s e d racecourse is set on 13.27 miles. With beginning and ending activities at Live Oak Park, the official race route begins westbound on Winterhaven, north on South Mission Road, east on Stage Coach Lane, east on Reche Road and south on Gird Road.
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Warrior Football kicks off season
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Village News Fallbrook High School junior varsity quarterback Jack Grantham, #11, breaks loose for a long gain during a Warrior football scrimmage and season kickoff event Aug. 16 at the school stadium. See more photos on page C-1.
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