• City Council Meeting March 2023

At the most recent city council meeting we chose the final designs for the mast arm blades at signalized intersections (otherwise known as the street signs).

There are two designs

The first is for all the signalized intersections except for the name Wildomar Trail, and the second is for Wildomar Trail. Both will sport an encircled Edwardian W on the left-hand side.

Years ago it was adopted to give Wildomar Trail a distinctive look, and that's why the signs are a different color and with a faux western font.

Economic Development Director Kimberly Davidson snaps a couple of shots as the city council poses with the new street sign designs. 

There is still the old green style at many intersections. The green is what is in the unincorporated areas of the county.

There are still several of the old green signs hanging at various intersections. 

It was decided that there was no need to add "City of Wildomar" under Wildomar Trail for a couple of reasons.

First, it already says "Wildomar" on the sign, and second, if someone is stopped at the intersection and looking around, the signs for the other streets will say "City of Wildomar".

As you'll see from the photos where there are faded signs, some of the signs need immediate attention. Others don't. This was only about "choosing designs" so that when the time comes to replace the old, there will be guidance on hand.

I've been watching this sign get more and more illegible as the years have rolled by. 

Other things from the city council meeting

• As part of the Palomar and Clinton Keith road widening projects a new crosswalk will be installed connecting Renaissance Plaza with The Barn.

• Items 2.1 and 2.2 (Zoning ordinance amendments) were a formality where the city had to adopt recent state guidelines when it comes to group homes and density bonuses for developers.

3.1 Wildomar Beautification - Freeway Enhancements and Community Identification

This caused unnecessary concern among those that read the Patch and then post on social media. The Patch chose to cherry-pick from the agenda and strongly suggest that the city was about to spend seven figures to add signage to the freeway. I hope they enjoyed their ill-gotten clicks with that garbage.

What a disservice to the community!

This item was an update on the costs and procedures to "beautify" any of the on or offramps in the city. Without an item being on the agenda, the council can't legally even talk about it as a group.

I compared the city council being interested in these types of freeway projects, including community identification, to a family that saw their neighbors with nice shiny swimming pools and wanted to know what it would take to get one of their own.

Then, the pool contractor pays them a visit and lets them know the true costs of such a project.

That's when the crests fall, and the idea is put back on the shelf. Both for the pool and expensive freeway enhancements or community identification projects. Getting information is a good thing. We learned that it's not feasible.

However, if there were grants for such things, I'd be foursquare behind both beautifying the on and offramps plus community identification (city signage).

Here is a link to the video of the meeting.

Here is a link to the 663 page agenda.