Politics & Government
RCPG Chair Says County Getting Mixed Signals from Ramona Residents on Housing Projects
Jim Piva said Supervisor Dianne Jacob brought up a good point in regards to the lack of opposition for Montecito Ranch compared to the enormous amount of resistance from much smaller project Cumming Ranch.
The County Board of Supervisors approved of the 125-home Cumming Ranch Project last week in a unanimous vote—a project that was also unanimously approved by the Ramona Community Planning Group.
In December 2010, the proposed project received support from the Ramona Community Planning Group and was backed again in August 2012 by the County Planning Commission, despite public resistance.
Numerous residents spoke out at the Jan. 31 Board of Supervisors meeting against the housing project, but Jim Piva, chair of the RCPG attended the county meeting giving a short mention of the group's support.
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"Supervisor Jacob posed an interesting question: Where were you when Montecito Ranch was going in?" Piva said at Thursday's community meeting of the Jan. 31 county meeting.
The group chair said the county gets a mixed signal when supporters or opposers aren't consistent with their views.
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Piva said the community support of the Sol Orchard appeal was a great example of how Ramona should always be when presenting to the Board of Supervisors.
Check out the clip above and see what Piva said about the project at the monthly RCPG meeting in the Ramona Library on Feb. 7.
Patch will have a follow up on the planning group's discussion of the approval of Sol Orchard next week.
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