13th Street bridge update July 26

An update on the 13th Street bridge project, and consideration of a Jiffy Lube on Main Street and a 10-lot subdivision on E Street, are among agenda items for Ramona Community Planning Group’s Transportation and Trails Subcommittee’s July 26 agenda.

The meeting, open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. in Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane. The committee considers items and projects related to transportation and trails before they are presented to the 15-member elected planning group. The planning group’s next meeting will be Thursday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Ramona Library Community Room, 1275 Main St.

In 2011, the county was awarded a federal grant to construct a bridge on 13th Street to replace the dip where the street crosses the Santa Maria Creek bed, near the intersection with Walnut Street. The project has been in the design phase.

Also on the agenda is a proposal for a Jiffy Lube at 1850 Main St., next to Autozone, by Boos Development West, LLC. The location is in the village center form-based code area and there are D and D5 Special Area Regulations on the property.

In addition, the tentative map of a 10-lot subdivision at 310 East E St., near the intersection of Third and F streets, will be presented by H & W Custom Builders, and two items that were brought up by residents at the July 7 planning group meeting will be discussed: drainage on Keyes Road, a few feet south of Hanson Lane, and request for a safe crossing such as an underground culvert to divert flooding and damage to large vehicle undercarriage; and safety for access point on the north side of state Route 67, 1,000 feet north of Highland Valley/Dye Road intersection, after construction is completed.