ALTAIR project was approved: The Passway to Elimination of the Mountain Lions in our Region

Last night approximately at 9:00 PM, December 12, 2017, the City Council of Temecula approved the ALTAIR application for development. The Council members accepted the plan without any changes. Mayor Edwards made the final decision and pushed the vote forward. She said that the Nature Center will not be acted on in the near future because there is no money or plan for it at this time. Both Mayor Pro Tem Matt Rahn and Councilman Jeff Comerchero agreed that they can do without the Nature Center. In spite of the efforts by the Mayor Pro Tem to eliminate the Nature Center from the proposed plan, Councilmember Michael Naggar adamantly resisted any changes to the proposal. It was retained in the final proposed construction plan.

The final vote for approval was 4 Yes (Edwards, Rahn, Comerchero, and Naggar) and one No (James Stewart). Environmental groups all opposed inclusion for the Nature Center in the final plan. Any opposition group has a 30-day window to file a court action for removal of the Nature Center from the plan.

What is your position? Are you willing to support a legal action to stop the obstruction of the only wildlife corridor in our region?

Explosion of developments in Temecula-Murrieta region, but no mass-transit system

You have noticed that Temecula is building high-density housing on the south side of the Rancho California between Ynez Road and Margarita Road.  The sizes of these developments are large and would impact the vehicular congestion within the area already overused.  Since these are high-density developments, they would impact the traffic on the Interstate 15, and Rancho California. 

An explosion of developments on Butterfield Stage Road between Rancho California and Murrieta Hot Spring Road has already been planned.  These developments are very large and would further squeeze usage of the local roads and the Interstate 15.  ALTAIR development on the western side of the Old Town in Temecula is just one among many others planned for Temecula.

Before long the population of Temecula-Murrieta would exceed 500,000 people.  We are still dependent on a single road, the Interstate 15 for the regional transportation.  The Interstate 15  in Temecula-Murrieta will change to the same status as the traffic on the Interstate 15 between Escondido and the highway 52, near Miramar exit.

What are we planning on alleviating the congested Interstate 15 problem?  Adding an additional lane to each side of the road will not solve the problem. 

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 We need seriously support a regional electric commuter train, now.

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