August RCPG meeting to discuss boundary realignment subcommittee

Joe Naiman

Village News Reporter

The Aug. 18 meeting of the Rainbow Community Planning Group will include a discussion whether to form a subcommittee to pursue possible realignment of the Rainbow Community Planning Area boundaries.

The concept of a subcommittee was discussed at the July 21 planning group meeting, although no vote was taken that evening.

"We can think about it and discuss it further," said planning group member Lynne Malinowski.

The evacuation routes out of Rainbow include Huntley Road, Gomez Creek Road, and Rice Canyon Road. Rice Canyon Road is only partially within the Rainbow Community Planning Area while Huntley Road and Gomez Creek Road are not part of the planning area. The planning group may have more official input on the future of those roads if they are within the planning area.

Realignment of the boundaries would likely require concurrence from the planning groups or sponsor groups which currently have those roads. It would also require formal County of San Diego approval. "It's entirely up to the Board of Supervisors to make this level of change," said planning group member Mark DiVecchio.

"We need to think this through," said planning group chair Paul Georgantas.