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Biggest takeaway: Additional gas stations and carwashes no longer permitted in Wildomar.
TOP NEWS FROM THE MEETING
Meeting Recap
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| Honoring residents Alexis Perez and Johnny Santos for their quick actions in helping at the scene of a traffic collision and putting out fires. |
Agenda item 2.1 was passed 4-0 to disallow any new gas stations or car washes anywhere in the city, and limit any new storage facilities to industrial zoned areas.
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| If it's not already obvious, the barn is Wildomar, the horses are gas stations and carwashes, and the farmers are the city council. Joseph Morabito is the little guy near the pony. 😂 |
Note that several already approved, but unbuilt, gas stations and carwashes are in the pipeline.
There is a new "Beyond Gas" that is in the grading phase of development on Clinton Keith at Elizabeth Lane.
The same group had put a pre-application in for a second location on Clinton Keith, at the empty corner on Palomar.
Also, safely out of the barn, are FIVE more car washes, which, if my count is accurate, come with two more gas stations.
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For more details, please watch the video. The link will be at the bottom of the blog. Just click on Item 2.1, and you'll be directed to that portion of the meeting.
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Lieutenant Dave Clark is making way for Lieutenant Jeff Reese
I was looking for some pictures to share, but couldn't find any except for the back of their heads from the video of the meeting. lol, not happening.
Jeff Reese has spent many years in our area. He was assigned to the Lake Elsinore Station back in 2017 when he was a new sergeant. He also oversaw the SET team in Wildomar for about two years.
Dave Clark will still be in the area as he's now assigned to Lake Elsinore.
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Seed Library at the Library
I know that this could easily be overlooked, but what a great asset to the community. Unless you're a farmer looking to plant 50 tomato plants or 20 zucchini plants, you'll end up with a lot of leftover seeds if you buy a package of seeds.
This gives you a chance to buy a package of seeds and then share them with the community, or, just go to the library to see if you can score some free seeds.
There will be many other types of seeds besides vegetable seeds.
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Wildomar to f.i.n.a.l.l.y. get a free YouTube channel
I was lobbying to have Facebook Livestream also included, but the consensus was to just use YouTube at this point in time.
I anticipate that the September city council meeting will be on YouTube.
I'd been pushing for this since before being elected to the city council. Finally, the excuses for why we were avoiding the world's largest video platform were vanquished!
Thank you, Mr. Interim City Manager. 😁
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Saving the best for last: Public Works Update
I've included a standalone video (hosted on Wildomar Rap's YouTube channel). I suggest that you play it and listen to the nearly twenty minutes of updates and five plus minutes of questions and comments so that you can get a detailed update of what's happening in our city.
For those of you who prefer bullet points of key projects, here goes:
• Wildomar Trail restriping at the freeway is still on track, but the timeline is said to be 6 to 8 months. I asked if that meant it should be done before next Summer, and the answer was 'yes'.
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• Safe left turn from Shell on Bundy at the Sellers traffic signal.
• Palomar widening from Wildomar Trail to north of Gruwell is on schedule and should be completed before the end of the year. Though there will be lane closures from time to time. Plan ahead, and take a different route when that's happening.
• The work at the corner of Monte Vista and Bundy Canyon by Riverside County Flood Control should be finished by the end of the year (November was mentioned).
The street hasn't been repaired yet, though it's now open.
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• Traffic signal improvements
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Other matters from the meeting
2.3 Adoption of Revised Fire Safety and Prevention Fee Schedule
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3.2 Addition of Fire Safety Specialist Position
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There was much more at the meeting, so please cue up the video and take a look.
Click this link to access the official video of the meeting.
