Ramona Parents Coalition’s “Fact or Fiction” among upcoming meetings

Upcoming public meetings include the planning group’s Parks & Recreation Subcommittee on May 20 and the Ramona Parents Coalition on May 22.

Cedar Creek Falls clientele changes with permit system

The Visitor Use Permit system for Cedar Creek Falls trail appears to be working well, according to the Cleveland National Forest.

Joan Friedlander, district ranger for the Palomar District said the maximum amount of 75 permits per day is usually met on the weekends. Each permit allows up to five people, but she said the average has been three hikers per permit.

FAA allows Ramona Airport tower to remain open until Sept. 30

Ramona Airport’s air traffic control tower will remain open at least for a few more months, according to an announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday, May 10.

Scheduled to close June 15 due to spending cuts under sequestration, the Ramona control tower and 148 other low

Planners warm up to affordable housing concept

Details about a proposed affordable workforce housing community for Ramona drew some positive feedback from members of the Ramona Community Planning Group at their May 2 meeting.

The proposal also garnered comments from two public speakers: one in favor and the other voicing concerns.

County’s proposed budget calls for more jobs

A $4.97 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year is scheduled to be presented next week to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

The plan would increase spending in the fiscal year that begins July 1 by 2.5 percent over this year. It would also provide funding for the equivalent of 16,601 full-time jobs, an increase of 3.7 percent.

Water rates could rise 7 percent, sewer 4.5 percent

Water rate increases will not exceed 7 percent and sewer rates will not rise more than 4.5 percent, beginning July 1, for customers of the Ramona Municipal Water District.

The Proposition 218 letter with not-to-exceed rates, scheduled to be mailed to customers the week of May 6, was approved by the RMWD Board of Directors by a 4-1 vote on April 23.

Supervisor aids groups seeking to clean out Santa Maria Creek

Efforts to clean up the brush- and trash-infused Santa Maria creek bed are gaining traction due to persistence by resident Angus Tobiason and assistance from County Supervisor Dianne Jacob.

The Ramona Municipal Water District recently jumped onboard, adopting a resolution seeking support from the county and regulatory agencies to

On the Agenda

Thursday, April 25

ARRIBA Board, 2 p.m., ARRIBA Teen Center, 1710 Montecito Road. More: 760-315-1000.

Ramona Design Review Board, 7:30 p.m., Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. Discuss feedback on proposed project at Main and

Supervisors appoint Piva to new citizen’s review committee

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors appointed Ramona Community Planning Group Chair Jim Piva on Wednesday to serve on a new citizen’s review committee that is designed to help the county improve its land use permitting process.

Piva was one of seven members selected by the supervisors at their April 24 meeting.

County supervisors support bills to halt Ramona Airport control tower closure

The county Board of Supervisors urged federal lawmakers on April 23 to approve pending legislation in Congress that would save the Ramona Airport traffic control tower.

The board, by a 5-0 vote, endorsed a pair of bipartisan bills that would halt the June 15 closure of the control tower, along with nearly 150 other