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Good evening Alpine. The Planing Group’s “Parks, Trails & Conservation Subcommittee” is planning a community parkland meeting on Tuesday, March 5th at 6:00pm at the Alpine Community Center. The purpose of the meeting is to receive input on the types of facilities and services Alpiners may want on a County-owned Alpine Community Park to be built on Wright’s Field. Jim Easterling, chairperson, George Barnett, secretary.
Alpine Community Planning Group Notice of Regular Meeting | Preliminary Agenda Archived Agendas & Minutes – http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/pds/gpupdate/comm/alpine.html
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Submitted By: Travis Lyon | Chairman – Alpine Community Planning Group. P.O. Box 1419, Alpine, CA 91903-1419. 619.952.8607
Planning Group Members: Travis Lyon – Chairman travislyonacpg@gmail.com Jim Easterling – Vice Chairman alpjim@cox.net Sharmin Self – Secretary sharminselfacpg@aol.com Glenda Archer archeracpg@gmail.com George Barnett bigG88882@cox.net Roger Garay rogertax@ix.netcom.com Charles Jerney cajerney@protonmail.com Mike Milligan michaelmilligan314@yahoo.com Lou Russo louis.russo.acpg@gmail.com Leslie Perricone leslieperriconeacpg@gmail.com Richard Saldano rsaldano@contelproject.com Kippy Thomas kippyt123@gmail.com
The County of San Diego’s Department of Planning & Development Services (PDS) invites you to attend a public meeting of the Alpine Community Plan Update: Zoning and Design Guidelines Workshop. At this workshop, attendees will learn about the community’s existing zoning and design review process, hear about the update of the County’s Land Development Code and provide input on future zones and design related policies for the Alpine community. The workshop will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM at the Alpine Community Center (1830 Alpine Blvd., Alpine, CA 91901). Parking is provided on-site. Visit the Alpine Community Plan Update website for more information and to sign up for our e-mail list: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/CommunityGroups/AlpineCommunityPlanUpdate.html For more information, please e-mail or call Sandi Sawa Hazlewood at:
I am always happy to hear when Dianne Jacob is coming to town. She rolled in with her posse to head up the Revitalization Meeting. What follows are my observations. While talk of integrating sports programs at Joan Macqueen Middle School with other community facilities and sports fields and venues were discussed, the bigger news was about the new park! Choosing to save the best for last, find details near the end. Chamber of Commerce director, Alex Ward, had done his homework, providing multiple suggestions, including sprucing up the Triangle, the area behind the Tag Stop where Arnold Way and Alpine Boulevard merge at the traffic signal and renovating the ‘Welcome to Alpine’ sign. He boasted of the project in which the Chamber has partnered with BCLT to install native plants and even native oak trees along Alpine Boulevard. Mr. Green, of BCLT, shared his success in getting a grant that helped with funding the purchase of native plants and young oaks for the Alpine Boulevard project. The Engelmann Oak, a threatened species, was top choice for the tree selection, but it appears that the Coastal Live Oak was chosen instead, unless an Engelman was added since this writing. Tom Myers, of the Historical Society, received grant money which will pay for the restoration of the concrete floor of the Carriage House. Grant money is available for projects deemed worthy, through the Community Enhancement Project. Ms. Jacob cautioned that the grant’s application deadline is coming up in March. Money went for the removal of eucalyptus trees at the museum site on Tavern Road, as well, and native Oaks were planted in their place. Public Works was able to obtain grant money for improving a sidewalk at the Rios Canyon School. The ACPG chairman stressed improved circulation. The ACPG suffered a loss when Circulation Specialist, Jim Lundquist, resigned last year. Neville gave a detailed presentation explaining the needs of better circulation for the purpose of fire safety. More development necessitates road improvements. The HIGHLIGHT was the announcement that the county is just steps away from purchasing long awaited parkland. On Wednesday, February 27 at 9 am. a public hearing will be held regarding this landmark purchase. It is almost time to break open the champagne bottles! After twenty years of persistence, during which some of our elected officials had given up on getting a county park, we will finally taste the fruit of our labors. The maintenance issue was a hang up until recently because of a law prohibiting the county from being able to provide maintenance for new parks. Thankfully, that changed! Of the near hundred acres, ten to twenty acres are purposed for an active County Park. The remainder is slotted for open space. The County is considering options as to which nonprofit entity may be chosen to manage the open space part of the parkland. Ms. Jacob clearly stated that Alpine shouldn’t short itself when it comes to choosing park amenities, and Bill Saumier, of County Parks and Recreation, assured me that a dog park will be included. Look for announcements of meetings encouraging community participation on Alpine Community Network, and the Alpine Sun. The rewards of becoming involved in the community where we live are feeling a part of creating a supportive environment for ourselves, our families, and our neighbors.
Parkland for Alpine – Update February 6, 2019 – Submitted By George Barnett Along with Travis Lyon, Jim Easterling, and Jon Green, I attended meetings yesterday hosted by Brian Albright, Director of Parks and Recreation for the County of San Diego. Mr. Albright’s executive staff also participated. Two major parkland developments for Alpine were discussed. Following are my personal observations: Joan MacQueen Middle School Playing Fields: Alpine Community Park: By implication, through the sustained efforts of many, and due to the firm commitment of Supervisor Dianne Jacob to Alpine and to our children, Alpine is destined to have unsurpassed open space preserves, a community park, and refurbished, modern sports playing fields at its middle school! 😁 For clarity, the non-County attendees at the meetings were: George Barnett (me); elected ACPG member & secretary of its Parks Subcommittee, director/officer of BCLT. The above comments are mine personally, and are not intended to be those of the others attending.
The possibility of a high school as well as a county park kept interest high at the latest Alpine Community Revitalization MeetingBy Jo Moreland – Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Alpine’s leaders, business people, organization representatives, agencies, residents and county staff also discussed the latest news about road paving, local signage and other needs.
County Supervisor Dianne Jacob handed out praise as she led the Jan. 24 session in the Alpine Library at 1752 Alpine Blvd. “I think this was excellent,” Jacob said after the meeting. “It helps me and the other county people to know what the needs are and what we need to do.”
The county supervisor said the park proposal, which will be discussed at the county board’s Feb. 13 meeting, is “definitely a priority.” Final board approval is needed to buy 98 acres of land abutting the Wright’s Field preserve, which is owned and maintained by the Back Country Land Trust (BCLT).
BCLT Vice President George Barnett said it was “absolutely wonderful” to hear Jacob speak enthusiastically about the county buying the balance of Wright’s Field and intending to use it for community access. He said it was also good to hear her fully support the proposed upgrade of sports playing fields at Joan MacQueen Middle School, because both projects benefit Alpine.
Almost everyone leaned forward to hear Travis Lyon, an Alpine Union School District (AUSD) board member, talk about the latest effort to get a high school in Alpine.
It might be done by using Alpine Elementary School in some way, Lyon said. “We’re undergoing a process right now to identify options for the future,” AUSD Superintendent Dr. Rich Newman said in an interview. “They’ve identified nine options to date.” Newman said a Superintendent’s Advisory Task Force of parents, staff, community members and school site administrators are developing a proposal for the school board. “We’re really seeking community input,” so a number of public forums will be held, he said. “My goal is the board will hear the recommendations in February and in March the board will make a decision after the community forums.”
President Neville Connell of the Greater Alpine Fire Safe Council revealed that research after Alpine’s West Fire on July 6 shows that roads have an impact on fire prevention and safety. The blaze destroyed or damaged 38 homes and 36 other buildings. There was very little damage to buildings on east-west roads in the fire area, but defending structures on roads that “spread out like fingers” was more difficult and those buildings were more prone to damage, Connell said. “It provided us with some very interesting conclusions in how development should go forward in Alpine,” he said
A partnership between the Alpine Chamber of Commerce and BCLT to beautify Alpine Boulevard is trying to work with county permit and insurance requirements in order to pursue the project, Chamber Executive Director Alex Ward and Jon Green, BCLT outreach and program director, told Jacob. “You’re doing great work,” she replied after encouraging them to work with county personnel and to contact her office if that didn’t work out.
Mary Kay Borchard, a volunteer community representative with the revitalization committee, said she thought the meeting was positive for Alpine’s development. “I would invite and encourage any interested resident to attend the next Alpine revitalization meeting on June 27, 2 to 4 p.m., at the Alpine Library,” Borchard said.
Jo Moreland, Communications
Alpine Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce 1620 Alpine Blvd., Ste. 208 Alpine, CA 91901 (619) 445-2722 Jom@AlpineChamber.com
January 8, 2018 Submitted By George Barnett Today the County Department of Parks & Recreation advised Alpine Community Planning Group members and others that the Board of Supervisors is expected to approve tomorrow a land purchase in Alpine for a town park. The proposed land is 98 acres abutting Wright’s Field along South Grade Road. This is good news for Alpine as the purchase preserves the land from residential development, and together with the portion of Wright’s Field owned by the Back Country Land Trust, it extends preserved passive parkland right in the middle of our town to a plot nearly 330 acres in size. This to me is also a fitting tribute to Supervisor Dianne Jacob who is finishing her long and distinguished career in 2020 as Supervisor of the 2nd District and the Backcountry. She has been Alpine’s strongest advocate for conservation, improved roads, better law enforcement, and our local schools, and for parkland. Below is a map of the proposed land purchase (IN YELLOW) and the Back Country Land Trust (BCLT) owned parts of Wright’s Field bounded in white. All together, this County acquisition and BCLT property provides Alpine with a wonderful, unsurpassed passive parkland of immense environmental value. How many towns anywhere have a 330 acre environmental preserve & parkland in their middle?
The public has always been invited to use BCLT’s private-owned portion of WF north of South Grade Road as a “passive parkland”. By definition that means open to the general public for hiking, horseback riding, dog walking, star gazing, and so on – all passive activities with the only requirements to stay on the trails, to leash dogs, to pickup after dogs and to not leave trash behind. The County is buying 98 acres of WF not owned by BCLT, but from a speculative Dallas-based investor LLC. My understanding is that the County will also plan on passive uses, that is – no active sports playing fields. Maybe there’ll be picnic places, a pavilion, a kiddie playground, or things of that nature that town’s people want. But we’ll find that out in due course when the County presents some plans to Alpiners. The County is also supporting plans to upgrade the playing fields at Joan MacQueen Middle School (which are deemed active parkland), and those existing facilities currently serve la cross, soccer, soft ball and limited track and field, with the softball fields possibly becoming dual use with football. The final plan is in the hands of the Alpine Union School District. George Barnett biggeorge8888@gmail.com
PUBLIC MEETING: Alpine Community Plan Update – Planning Concepts Workshop – January 26, 2019 (Saturday). The County of San Diego Department of Planning & Development Services (PDS) would like to invite you to attend the third public meeting of the Alpine Community Plan Update: the Planning Concepts Workshop. At this workshop, attendees will learn about the community’s existing land uses and have the opportunity to provide input on the future land use and mobility plans for Alpine. The workshop will be on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm at the Alpine Community Center (1830 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA 91901). Parking is provided on-site. For more information on the Alpine Community Plan Update, please visit our project website: http://bit.ly/AlpineCommunityPlanUpdate Or you may call/email Sandi Sawa Hazlewood, Alpine Community Plan Update Project Manager at: Email: PDS.CommunityPlanUpdates@sdcounty.ca.gov Phone: (858) 495-5465
Alpine Design Review Board Meeting – Final Agenda. Monday, January 14, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Alpine Community Center (1830 Alpine Blvd. Alpine, CA 91901) (619) 445-7330 AGENDA I. Call to Order – Roll Call: Peggy Easterling, Dan Wasson, Kippy Thomas, Carol Morrison, II. Approval of Minutes – Correspondence III. Public Comment – At this time any member of the public may address the board for up to IV. Review – Tavern Road Shell gas station expansion signage review.1140 Tavern Road. V. Next Meeting – February 4, 2019. 7:00 pm Alpine Community Center. VI. Adjournment Submitted By: Curt Dean cdean@benderdean.com
The Alpine Community Planning Group (ACPG) has re-scheduled their vote on the draft Community Plan goals and policies to a special meeting held on January 10th, 2019. The meeting will start at 6pm and be held at the Alpine Community Center, 1830 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA 91901. Materials from the prior Community Planning Group meeting (including two staff presentations, the historic and new draft goals and policies matrices as well as the strike through underline version of the Community Plan) can be found on the project website. www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/CommunityGroups/AlpineCommunityPlanUpdate.html Please feel free to contact Sandi Sawa Hazlewood at 858.495.5465 or sandi.hazlewood@sdcounty.ca.gov or Robert Efird at (858) 495-5463 or robert.efird@sdcounty.ca.gov for additional information. |
          
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