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APG discusses powerlink,
school and new members
By Susan Hogoboom
The Alpine Sun
ALPINE — At a brief meeting held last
Thursday, Dec. 10, the Alpine Planning Group welcomed new
members and discussed future projects that are going to greatly
impact the community.
Travis Lyon was sworn in as the newest member of the
APG, after his election was approved by the Board of
Supervisors. Lyon was unanimously voted in by APG members in
September to replace Chuck Taylor, who resigned in July. Lyon is
an associate advisor with Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate
Advisors.
Lori Brown, field representative to Assemblyman Joel
Anderson, 77th District, was elected to fill a seat made vacant
by Lou Russo, who resigned in October.
Brown’s seat on the APG is contingent upon any conflict
of interest regarding her work with the Assemblyman. Brown said
she would check with the state. APG Secretary Jim Easterling
said he would look into the matter, as well.
Brown has been a resident of Alpine for the last nine
years. She told members her goal in Alpine was to be a life-long
resident. She is experienced in real estate. She told the group
she wants to be on the board because she has “a lot of good
ideas” to provide. Brown is pro-growth but only to a certain
extent and wants “Alpine to remain Alpine.”
The APG vote was 9-1 in favor of Brown taking becoming
the APG’s newest member. Kippy Thomas was the only present
member voting against Brown taking the seat.
Sunrise Powerlink
According to APG Chairman, Dana Zeno, a follow-up
letter regarding the potential disruption of the proposed
underground installation of the Sunrise Powerlink (SRPL) to the
Alpine community will be addressed at a future APG meeting after
the Dec. 15 SDG&E Advisory Council meeting.
In September, Mary Kay Borchard and Joseph Forlenza,
co-chairs of the Community Development Sub-Committee of the
Revitalization Steering Committee presented a letter addressed
to San Diego Gas & Electric Chief Operating Officer Michael
Niggli outlining the consequences of the undergrounding project.
At the time, members approved a motion to accept the letter, but
also to compose a second letter directly from the APG.
The original letter was published in The Alpine Sun’s
Oct. 1 edition.
“We felt the way we worded the letter was appropriate
due to the situation. We are against the project, but if it
should happen we want to make sure Alpine’s interests are met to
the highest and best way possible,” Forlenza told the sun via
e-mail Tuesday.
Alpine High School
Member Greg Fox provided an overview of the new Alpine
High School. He called High Tech High “low tech” compared to the
future new school in Alpine, saying that it could be a
text-book-free school, where E-books will be used by students.
He said the school plans to house a cultural center, a
performing arts center, and a sports facility.
The school will be designed to accommodate 800 students
but incoming freshman and sophomores will be the first students
to attend the school.
Fox is the new chairman of the APG’s Alpine High School
ADHOC Subcommittee, replacing departing member Lou Russo. The
subcommittee is responsible for gathering and providing
information regarding the Grossmont Union High School District’s
12th high school in Alpine.
Fox has no plans to schedule meetings until after the
main design meetings are completed. He will then serve to notify
other APG members and the community of the status of the future
school.
Evacuation and Protection Plan
Member Jennifer Martinez, Coordinator of the
Stakeholders Committee, said that the group has “for the most
part” completed the Alpine Evacuation Protection Plan (APEP) and
is awaiting contact information from linguistic coordinators to
give their names and telephone numbers.
Martinez is Coordinator of the Stakeholder’s committee,
taking over for Easterling. The committee is responsible for
updating the plan each year, which the APG then approves. The
plan includes a community and historical overview of Alpine,
emergency notification plans, evacuation plans, animal rescue
plans, emergency shelters, and fire safe zones.
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