Volunteers Sought For Lake Elsinore 'Clean Extreme 2019'

From The City of Lake Elsinore: Each year, hundreds of extremely dedicated volunteers, non-profits, and community organizations come together to beautify and improve areas of the City of Lake Elsinore as part of our Clean Extreme initiative.

Our mission is to invite and inspire residents, businesses, leaders, faith-based organizations, nonprofits and others to beautify and improve the City of Lake Elsinore through the investment of their time, resources and love for our community.

On April 27, 2019, the City's Clean Extreme Committee will host our 2019 event along the Lake Elsinore Riverwalk. The City has a variety of projects planned for the Riverwalk and surrounding areas. Stay tuned for more information.

Clean Extreme is a program created by the community, and for the community. Join the community to pick up trash, clean up weeds, trim plants, pour concrete, paint bridges and clean up and beautify our Riverwalk trail.

Source: https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/volunteers-sought-lake-elsinore-clean-extreme-2019

On April 27, 2019, the City's Clean Extreme Committee will host our 2019 event along the Lake Elsinore Riverwalk. Join the community to pick up trash, clean up weeds, trim plants, pour concrete, paint bridges & clean up and beautify our Riverwalk trail.

Event Schedule:

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Registration/Check-in at Swick & Matich Park

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Clean Up Activities along the Riverside from Elm Grove to Chaney St.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Free BBQ On-Site for Participants Sponsored by Storm Baseball

Follow Clean Extreme's Facebook page for news, updates and reminders at https://www.facebook.com/LECleanExtreme/.

All participants will receive a FREE T-shirt (while supplies last), a FREE BBQ lunch at Swick & Matich Park and vouchers for a FREE Storm Baseball game ticket.

This is the perfect opportunity for High School volunteer service hours. Children 17 & under will require a parent at check-in or they may complete this release and indemnification form in advance. All participants are required to complete and sign a release and indemnification form. This can be completed in advance or on the day of the event.

For questions, please contact Nicole Dailey at (951) 674-3124 ext. 314 or pio@lake-elsinore.org.

Here's the link to the full Patch article on it, with pre-registration and consent forms embedded.

Volunteers Sought For Lake Elsinore 'Clean Extreme 2019'

Movement to Oppose the Lake Elsinore Advanced Pump Storage (LEAPS) Project

• The Santa Margarita Group (SMG) of the Sierra Club is opposed to the project named above and wants its members to be aware of it and its ramifications.
• Stakeholders--residents of Lake Elsinore, Lakeland Village, and other local areas-- plan to form a Political Action Committee (PAC) to oppose it; see contact info, below.

What the project proposes:

·         Permanent installation of a water pump system to take water from Lake Elsinore to a reservoir in Decker Canyon in the Ortega Mountains, then use the water to generate electricity for San Diego County.

·         Installation of 180-foot towers and 32 miles of cable in forested areas

·         Water will be pumped during the day and released to generate electricity at night.

Who will benefit:

·         San Diego County, in the form of electricity

·         Nevada Hydroelectric, as the builder and provider, will gain financially

Negative effects:

·         Will kill living organisms in the lake, thereby killing wildlife that depends on them

·         Will threaten wildlife habitat in the Cleveland National Forest

·         Will add to fire treat in local mountains due to electrical activity overhead

·         Will drastically lower the level of Lake Elsinore, reducing recreational usage, tourism, property values

·         Will limit the availability of the lake’s water for firefighting  

The information below was excerpted from the internet: News Desk, News Partner | Dec 21, 2017, 9:09 am ET | Updated Dec 22, 2017, 3:48 pm ET

The LEAPS Project is a hydroelectric project that consists of an upper and lower reservoir with a set of tunnels running between them. When electrical energy is in high demand, the water in the upper reservoir is released through tunnels flowing down to turbines at the powerhouse. The upper reservoir becomes, in effect, a source of stored energy.

For LEAPS, the Lake [Elsinore] would serve as the "lower reservoir" and the upper reservoir would be constructed in the Cleveland National Forest at Decker Canyon (just south of State Route 74). The pump/powerhouse facility would be located near the Lake on the west side of Grand Avenue in the Lakeland Village area (and is typically referred to as the Santa Rosa Powerhouse). To power the pumps and deliver the generated electricity onto the state's electrical grid, LEAPS also involves the construction of approximately 32 miles of 500 kV transmission lines and towers.

Facebook public group: Stop LEAPS

Add your name to LEAPSoppositionteam@gmail.com

Prepared by Elena Garcia, SMG Political Chair, March 14, 2019

Southwest Transportation Now, February 2019 Meeting

I attended the first 2019 meeting of Western Riverside CountyTransporation Now, February 27,  in Menifee. Among the objectives of the meetings are to promote the use and expansion of mass-transit systems.

The meeting was in the conference room of the City Hall.  The meeting organizers had a successful meeting and had prepared a well-organized presentation.  This city is growing well and has a present population of about 91,000 and supports 39,000 local jobs.  The median price of a home for this community is about $400,000.  

From Temecula, in addition to myself, the new Council member, Zak Schwank, attended the meeting.  Council member, Maryann Edwards had previously represented the city of Temecula at the meetings of Transportation-Now. 

I had requested an update on the issue of connecting Temecula to Perris by Train. This issue is on the agenda for the next meeting of Transportation-Now.

I am looking forward to more active participation by Councilmember Schwank relating to regional transportation.  As you know, I have been an advocate for construction of a regional commuter train connecting Temecula to San Diego and Ontario commuter trains hubs.  Under the present Federal and State status, an expectation for such a development demanding about $7 billion would not seem reasonable at this time.  Any incremental development for regional transportation is progress forward.

A copy of the agenda was:

T-NOW Goals

1. Enhance customer’s

experience

2. Promote ridership

benefits

3. Enhance Riverside Transit Agency’s name recognition

Chair: Joseph Morabito

Vice-Chair

Kayla Charters

Secretary

Southwest Transportation NOW

February 27, 2019, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Menifee City Hall 29714 Haun Road Menifee, CA 92586

The meeting is graciously sponsored by the City of Menifee

AGENDA

1. Welcome / Roundtable Introductions

2. 2019 Chapter Secretary Election

3. Continued Business

  a. T-NOW Annual Meeting recap b. Bus Ride Challenge

4. New Business

  a. 2019 Goals and Activity Planning

5. Ridership Report

6. Legislative Update a. State b. City c. Transportation d. AQMD

7. Announcements

8. Items for Future Agenda

  a. RCTC Next Gen Rail Study

9. Adjourn

The next meeting will be March 28, 2019, at the City of Murrieta

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Michael Momeni