B-BAR-H Ranch Community Association,Riverside County California,Neighborhood Watch,Neighborhood Blog: July 2010

DHS MAC more progress - stop signs installed

Riverside County Transportation Department responded quickly to a recent request made by the DHS Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) to install a stop sign at the Sagebrush Trail and El Serape Trail intersection located within the B-BAR-H Ranch. The corner was identified by local residents as a danger zone for incoming/outgoing vehicles.

There have been several close misses at the intersection. People coming into the area and people leaving had no traffic controls. Now, when using the Sagebrush Trail exit, people will be required to stop.

Special thanks are extended to EDA Project Manager Brenda Salas for being the liaison with the Transportation Department to accomplish the DHS MAC task. Brenda coordinates and leads seven MAC groups within Riverside County. The MAC groups make community improvement recommendations to County Supervisors' offices throughout Riverside County.

An additional stop sign was placed at the corner of Paintbrush Trail and El Serape Trail. Residents anticipate the additional stop signs will slow speeders in the neighborhood. The stop sign installations fall within Supervisor Marion Ashley's 5th District. Supervisor Ashley is dedicated to helping the County's 5th District residents resolve safety issues.

For more information about a MAC in your area, please contact Brenda Salas at 951.955.6046. Meetings are held quarterly, and all residents living in unincorporated areas of Riverside County are invited to attend.

Participating in a MAC meeting creates a forum for residents to speak directly with their County Supervisor. It's one of the best results-oriented communication vehicles Riverside County has implemented to streamline processes and create a team effort!

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Two San Diego men arrested in connection to DHS attack

Two San Diego-area men were behind bars today on suspicion of attacking a Desert Hot Springs man as he slept, a sheriff's sergeant said.

Christopher Paul Caldwell, 19, of Poway, and Juan ``Johnny'' Zamora, 20, of San Diego, allegedly attacked the 24-year-old man at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday at a home in the 67000 block of Buckboard Lane, said Sgt. Andrew Nielsen of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

The man had injuries to his face, head and upper body. There was no forced entry into the home, and investigators believe the suspects targeted the victim, although a motive for the attack was not given.

The suspects were arrested around 9 p.m. Thursday at their homes, Nielsen said.

Caldwell was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon and was held at the Indio Jail in lieu of $1 million bail.

Zamora is suspected of assault with a deadly weapon and was held on $25,000 bail.

A letter to Riverside County: CSA 115 - Low-Cost Solutions for High-Risk Safety Issues

Your meeting went well last Thursday, however, there were items not addressed which our neighborhood was depending upon receiving feedback. As a result, people have been contacting me directly wanting answers to their questions regarding issues they've been wanting resolved for over a year.

On behalf of CSA 115, it's time we take action. Our neighborhood decided they do NOT want to wait another 3 -6 months to get our minor safety needs addressed.

CSA 115 for B-BAR-H Ranch can work directly with Transportation to achieve our "small" requests for addressing minor safety issues.

The main problems are:

1. Stop Signs on the North side have been on the list for over a year. We can get these stop signs installed without waiting another 3-6 months. We need them immediately at the corner of El Serape Trail and Sagebrush Trail (and Paintbrush Trail and El Serape). El Serape Trail and Sagebrush Trail is a very high risk corner and today another close call occurred which almost resulted in a head on crash! I happened to be at the corner when this incident happened. They got out of their car, and I told the people I would contact you directly to get the problem resolved immediately. School is out and kids are playing outside. Not having a stop sign poses high risk for the children.

2. Street Cleaning. The streets within the North side of the ranch are filled with sand and the corners are dangerous when turning. Vehicles slide when making turns and it is very dangerous. Yesterday a small child slid off his bike and severely scraped his legs and arms. We want the streets here cleaned to prevent further accidents. We can't wait 3-6 months for this item to become an agenda item without resolution!

3. Cement Barricades needed for the empty lots on Bubbling Wells will detract illegal trespassing. I've already worked with Transportation to get some installed, and after this week's incident regarding a break-in, we want this addressed quickly without waiting 6 months for MAC meeting discussions.

We need to address these issues immediately. We do NOT want to wait another 3 months for feedback from the MAC without any progress or decisions. We can easily work directly with Transportation for these items. There's plenty of funds in the CSA 115 account to cover these low-cost solutions to high-risk safety issues.

Please advise the quickest way for us to get these issues resolved --- either work through you to get the issues addressed or you support us in working directly with Transportation to implement low-cost solutions to these high-risk problems.

Please reply so I can get feedback to the people who have been waiting patiently for these items to be addressed.

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