The Regional Issues Subcommittee of the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board will meet on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Library. Agenda follows: (more…)

The Miramar Community Plans & Liaison Office has issued the following information about night time helicopter operations from Tuesday, September 23 to Thursday, September 25 from 5:00 to 11:00 PM:

MCAS Miramar will be conducting standard night time helicopter operations at the Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD) from Tuesday, September 23rd through Thursday, September 25th. Helicopters will be transiting to and from the site from 5 pm to 11 pm. This is the time of year that weather conditions typically propagate aircraft noise and you may experience varying degrees of noise and vibration within adjacent communities. Thank you all for your understanding and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office. Juan Lias, MCAS Miramar, Community Plans & Liaison Office, (858) 577-6603.

Don’t forget the Police Community Information Forum on Thursday, Sept. 18 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center (3777 Townsgate Drive.) Join your neighbors and the Police Department to discuss crime issues in your community, such as: Juvenile Crime, Traffic Issues, Graffiti, Home & Car Burglary and Crime Prevention. Beware that the Carmel Valley Middle School is holding its Back-to-School Night at exactly the same time (so parking will be a problem.)

The Ocean Air Recreation Council will meet at 7:00 PM on September 23 at the Carmel Valley Community Park, 3777 Townsgate Drive to discuss the group’s bylaws. Residents of Carmel Valley, Del Mar Mesa and Torrey Hills may be interested in attending the meeting.

There will be a local group participating in the California Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday, September 20 from 8:30 AM to Noon. You must register for the event at www.cleanupday.org. The group working with Scott Peters (Council District 1) will meet at Torrey Pines State Beach, at the parking lot off Carmel Valley Road. There are lots of other site, see the Cleanup Day Sites for more. Come help with the clean up efforts at the Torrey Pines State Beach Park and Los Peñasquitos Lagoon. This is a kid-friendly community event. Free parking is provided in the beach parking lot during clean up hours. Gloves and trash bags are provided, and refreshments will be served.

The SR-56 Steering Committee will meet on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 2:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Library on Townsgate. Note that you can find lots of information at the Keep San Diego Moving Web Site. There is a Web Site Against The Connectors and a Web Site For The Connectors. There is also a City of San Diego Site on the Connectors . Here is the meeting agenda:

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West Nile Virus is a problem this year, and the virus is spread by mosquitos. The county keeps the mosquito population under control by spraying a larvacide into areas of standing water (the larvacide does not harm other wildlife but kills mosquito larva.) I believe the CVREP Trail (the trail along SR-56) will be sprayed this month, possibly on Sept. 16 or 17. Watch for San Diego County trucks followed by helicopters spraying the area. For additional information or if you have questions, contact the San Diego County Vector Control (www.sdfightthebite.com), or see the Aerial Spraying Page. Note the Aerial Spraying Page indicates the spraying might be on Sept. 23.

While this isn’t really on-topic, this seems relevant given all the children in this community: the FDA has found that there is lead in Children’s vitamins and in prenatal vitamins. See the TreeHugger Article and the FDA Article for additional information.

If you’ve received an official looking mailing saying that a company will help you lower your property taxes for a fee, don’t do it! The County will do this for free! You just have to fill out a few forms and provide some current sales figures for similar houses, it’s not a big deal. See the County Board of Assessment Appeals page for additional information. On the other hand, if you get a mailing saying you must submit for an assessment appeal now (for a fee), and you’ll be charged a penalty if you don’t respond, you should contact the District Attorney’s office (619-531-4070) immediately. Our County Supervisor’s Office says that it’s fraud for a private company to represent that there is a penalty for not responding to mailings like this. Again, the County will perform this service for free, so why should you pay money to have someone else do it for you?

The community of Del Mar Mesa is our neighbor to the south-east, running east of Carmel Country Road (including the Meadows) and south of SR-56 (well, south of Palacio). See their Community Profile and a Map of San Diego Communities. They have their own community plan, their own planning board, and someday will have a neighborhood park. There is also a golf course and resort (The Grand Del Mar). The Del Mar Mesa Planning Board meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Carmel Valley Library. You can find their agenda at the City’s Del Mar Mesa Community Planning Board page.

A new posting on the Library Calendar (thanks Eileen!) : Join the Chess Club. This is a free program that is held in the Community room of the Carmel Valley Branch Library on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. It is open to all players of all levels, but please bring your own Chess board. Reservations are not required.

The Carmel Valley Library has just updated their calendar to include information on Tutoring, Book Clubs, Story and Craft times, and more (see the calendar at the Library Web Page.) The update includes lots of programs that start in September: After School Tutoring starts Sept. 7; After School Stories & Craft Time starts Sept. 11; Teen Book Club starts Sept. 15. Visit the library for details on these programs.

The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meeting will be Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Library. The agenda is now available at the Carmel Valley Agenda Page of the City Planning Department’s website. Here is the text of the agenda: (more…)

I see in the Carmel Valley Library Calendar (see the CV Library Page) that the Scrabble Club will be meeting Saturday, September 6 at 12:30 PM. The entry says that all ages are welcome, but please bring your own Scrabble board. This is a free program that will be held in the Community Room of the Carmel Valley Branch Library. Reservations not required. Please call the Library at (858) 552-1668 for more information.

The online version of the Carmel Valley Recreation Center Gym Schedule has been updated with September’s hours. Visit the CV Rec Center for a printed copy of the schedule. The Gym Schedule may also be viewed on the Recreation Center Page.