The Board of Supervisors voted to deny the permit for the Mesa Rock facility today. This decision effectively ends the current proposal for the site. We are transitioning our focus to monitoring the property to ensure no unauthorized development begins.
November 17, 2020
Final supporters
We call on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission to deny approval of NCER Project PDS 2008 3500 08 015 – a concrete crushing and wood chipping facility on Mesa Rock Road.
The Hilltop Group, Inc. is seeking approval of a concrete/asphalt crushing and wood chipping facility on Mesa Rock Road, adjacent to the west side of the I-15 and numerous communities. Our families are very concerned about:
- Noise, dust, pollution and health impacts from concrete crushing and grinding six days a week, including detrimental effect on health caused by silica dust (silicosis)
- Blasting with bulk industrial explosive, 2.5 tons per detonation, 132 times, to excavate 245,000 cubic yards of rock for roadway and site preparation
- Potential fire hazard from combustible piles of wood debris/ chips and fire spreading rapidly toward residential communities during Santa Ana winds events
- Noise, dust, and safety hazard from big haul trucks on local streets
- No Site-Specific Environmental Impact Report provided for this project
- Lack of automated monitoring – neighbors have to monitor for violations
Due to the project’s proximity to our neighborhoods, the negative impact of the project could affect thousands of Escondido residents in the Montreux, Emerald Heights, Twin Oaks, and Hidden Meadows communities as well as residents of Mesa Rock Road, Rockhoff Road, Jesmond Dene area, Woodridge, and parts of Country Club. The proposed industrial recycling project is simply not compatible with the residential communities that surround it.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 30, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
July 29, 2020
July 26, 2020
We are approaching one hundred signatures which serves as our baseline requirement to request a formal meeting with the San Diego County Planning Commission. Please ensure your neighbors have signed so we can verify our leverage before we finalize the submission of our formal opposition letter.
494 Comments
This location is not appropriate for the use proposed. The proposed nursery which formed the basis for the rezoning of this property was a deliberate attempt to mislead authorities and avoid a full review. Please DO NOT approve this project.
This plant will cause an unhealthy environment for this residential area. Also there are 2 elementary schools downwind of the proposed plant. Unhealthy, commercial/industrial is not okay in this area. This area was zoned residential, it should stay residential.
There are better locations elsewhere for an operation like this proposal. Should not have been exempted from EIR, and the site is surrounded by native habitat that has not burned in a very long time - big fire hazard to surrounding homes and wildlife.
This project has potentially significant impacts and must have a stand alone EIR. Relying on a decade old document is inappropriate. Updated technical studies should be given public review and Full project build out should be provided.
This is residential area with thousands of homes, with new homes are building around. It’s not a right place for such project. Our kids have breathing problem, the pollution and dust from that plant will compromise their health and make it worse.
GOD-willing, very soon the very best and enforceable animal welfare laws, regulations, and protections shall become permanently prevalent throughout the world.
We do not want a rock quarry! There is lots of other land not surrounded by residential this type of industry can go. Plus, the truck traffic on Mesa Rock will cause noise and extensive wear and tear on the street surface. It is not necessary in this area! Please do not approve!
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The Board of Supervisors voted to deny the permit for the Mesa Rock facility today. This decision effectively ends the current proposal for the site. We are transitioning our focus to monitoring the property to ensure no unauthorized development begins.
November 17, 2020
Final supporters
We call on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission to deny approval of NCER Project PDS 2008 3500 08 015 – a concrete crushing and wood chipping facility on Mesa Rock Road.
The Hilltop Group, Inc. is seeking approval of a concrete/asphalt crushing and wood chipping facility on Mesa Rock Road, adjacent to the west side of the I-15 and numerous communities. Our families are very concerned about:
- Noise, dust, pollution and health impacts from concrete crushing and grinding six days a week, including detrimental effect on health caused by silica dust (silicosis)
- Blasting with bulk industrial explosive, 2.5 tons per detonation, 132 times, to excavate 245,000 cubic yards of rock for roadway and site preparation
- Potential fire hazard from combustible piles of wood debris/ chips and fire spreading rapidly toward residential communities during Santa Ana winds events
- Noise, dust, and safety hazard from big haul trucks on local streets
- No Site-Specific Environmental Impact Report provided for this project
- Lack of automated monitoring – neighbors have to monitor for violations
Due to the project’s proximity to our neighborhoods, the negative impact of the project could affect thousands of Escondido residents in the Montreux, Emerald Heights, Twin Oaks, and Hidden Meadows communities as well as residents of Mesa Rock Road, Rockhoff Road, Jesmond Dene area, Woodridge, and parts of Country Club. The proposed industrial recycling project is simply not compatible with the residential communities that surround it.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 30, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
July 29, 2020
July 26, 2020
We are approaching one hundred signatures which serves as our baseline requirement to request a formal meeting with the San Diego County Planning Commission. Please ensure your neighbors have signed so we can verify our leverage before we finalize the submission of our formal opposition letter.
494 Comments
I live in Emerald heights. I'm very concerned about increase fire risk that directly impacts me and my family. I'm concerned about increased heavy truck traffic on the secondary roads frequented by cyclists. Too close to residents! Needs to go somewhere else.
This location is not appropriate for the use proposed. The proposed nursery which formed the basis for the rezoning of this property was a deliberate attempt to mislead authorities and avoid a full review. Please DO NOT approve this project.
This plant will cause an unhealthy environment for this residential area. Also there are 2 elementary schools downwind of the proposed plant. Unhealthy, commercial/industrial is not okay in this area. This area was zoned residential, it should stay residential.
There are better locations elsewhere for an operation like this proposal. Should not have been exempted from EIR, and the site is surrounded by native habitat that has not burned in a very long time - big fire hazard to surrounding homes and wildlife.
This project has potentially significant impacts and must have a stand alone EIR. Relying on a decade old document is inappropriate. Updated technical studies should be given public review and Full project build out should be provided.
This is residential area with thousands of homes, with new homes are building around. It’s not a right place for such project. Our kids have breathing problem, the pollution and dust from that plant will compromise their health and make it worse.
GOD-willing, very soon the very best and enforceable animal welfare laws, regulations, and protections shall become permanently prevalent throughout the world.
We do not want a rock quarry! There is lots of other land not surrounded by residential this type of industry can go. Plus, the truck traffic on Mesa Rock will cause noise and extensive wear and tear on the street surface. It is not necessary in this area! Please do not approve!
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I live in Emerald heights. I'm very concerned about increase fire risk that directly impacts me and my family. I'm concerned about increased heavy truck traffic on the secondary roads frequented by cyclists. Too close to residents! Needs to go somewhere else.