Just moments ago, both houses of Congress passed HR1474, which is the $700 billion bailout of mortgage companies and savings & loans. The bill gives that much money to the White House to buy up bad loans, effectively giving those companies strength to issue more loans to consumers.

So how did our congress members vote?

Senate
Barbara Boxer (D) - Yes
Dianne Feinstein (D) - Yes

House
Mary Bono Mack, 45th District (R) - Yes
Darrell Issa, 49th District (R) - No

Bono Mack represents the area east of the I-215, with the exception of a few carved-out neighborhoods.

Issa represents the area west of I-215.

Below are congressional district maps for Menifee...

(click on the maps to get a larger size)

Labels: Maps, Mortgages

Someone at the County Transition Meeting last Wednesday asked about where they could find a map of the new City of Menifee.

I published one on an older article last year...

http://www.menifee247.com/2007/10/menifee-cityhood-vote-approved.htm

Or click this link to view the map directly...

http://www.menifee247.com/uploaded_images/menifee-valley-map-765765.jpg

This map comes from LAFCO.

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The Local Agency Formation Commission yesterday approved the vote for cityhood, likely placing the issue on the public ballot in June 2008.

LAFCO also approved a few minor changes to the borders of the future city. Below is a map of the new borders...


Click on the map to see a larger image.

The changes are...

• The southern rectangular section (in light orange), south of Keller Rd, will be ceded to Murrieta. This area is the hills of boulders, and there's hardly anyone living on it. The landowner and the City of Murrieta have been working on a project called, "Murrieta Hills", and the Menifee Valley Incorporation Committee has agreed to cede this land to Murrieta.



• At the western border, right where Lake Elsinore meets up with Menifee, there's a small sliver of land dubbed "Christensen" (not Christensen Ranch), that Elsinore wants to annex for a new community.



• At the far northern end, there's chunk of land that's technically now Romoland, but has been within Perris' sphere of influence. This will be given to Menifee.

Some facts about the future city...

• The name of the city will either be "Menifee" or "Menifee Valley". This will most likely be on the ballot.



• The new city will begin on October 1, 2008.



• The new city will have a "city manager" form of government, and five city council members elected at large. Once elected, the city council members can change their future elections by district, or keep them at large.



• The population residing with the proposed borders of the new city is 60,467 as of July 1, 2006, of which 27,192 are registered voters.



• The future city will comprise an area of 48.5 square miles.

CSAs 33, 43, 80, 84, 86, 138, 145 and 146 will be removed from Menifee and services will be provided by the new city.

All parks owned by the County will be ceded to the new city. Parks currently owned by Valley Wide will remain with Valley Wide. Other facilities now owned by the County will not be transferred to the new city, but may be transferred under negotiation.

Labels: Cityhood, Maps

Below is a map showing what the proposed City of Menifee Valley might look like.


You can also get a larger image of the map in a PDF file (527k), by clicking the following link...
http://www.menifee247.com/menifee-map-boundaries.pdf

There's basically three proposals...

1. Study Area 1 (in orange) are the original proposed boundaries


2. Include both Study Area 1 and Study Area 2 (in yellow)


3. Include both Study Area 1, 2, and 3 (in magenta)

From what I've read, the most financially feasible is the 3rd proposal, and will most likely be what the new city will look like, assuming it passes public vote. This includes the Heritage Lakes development, the Heritage High School, Richardson's RV, the SoCal Edison Power Station, and parts of Romoland including Romola Farms.

Residents living in that part of Romoland will be included in the general vote for cityhood. There is a small effort in that part of Romoland to resist Menifee cityhood, and instead create a new future city called "Harvest Valley", but I don't think there's enough opponents there to make a significant impact on the outcome.

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I was perusing the website of Brenson Communities to check out the latest media offerings on the townhomes they plan to build on Bogey's Bar & Grill Christensen Ranch.

They have a special page that provides background information on Menifee Valley, including a map of retail stores that are planning to come here. I was intrigued to see Home Depot, Circuit City, and Barnes & Noble, along Scott Road!


You can click on the map to see a larger image.

Here's what the page has to say about the planned retail...

Countryside Marketplace with a Super Target and Lowe's Home Improvement store. Home Depot, Super Wal-Mart, Costco, Albertson's Food Center and Ralph's Grocery Store are also planned.

You can see for yourself here...
http://www.christensenranch.com/....community&community=2#retail

I've been told that Home Depot actually owns a plot of land on the corner of Newport Rd and Murrieta Rd, on the same corner as Walgreens. But I don't know if they're going to build a store there. But if they do indeed own that land, then it's clear that they have their eyes on us.

Hey look! Costco is supposedly being planned too!

Home developers like Brenson and others own land all over Menifee Valley. In order to help sell homes, they partner with big-brand retail stores. That's what this map is all about, convincing people to come here. Whether or not these stores will actually build there is a different story. At least for the moment, it appears they're doing business with Brenson Communities, or another developer.

I haven't contacted Brenson Communities to get more information. I was hoping someone reading this might come forth with more info.

Thanks to Menifee 24/7 readers Aaron and Stacy for sending me the link.

Labels: Brenson-Communities, Commercial-Developments, Maps

Here's a map of the zip codes comprising Menifee Valley, California...


Click on the map to see the larger size.

Generally speaking...

• 92584 - Menifee, CA


• 92585 - Romoland, CA


• 92586 - Sun City, CA


• 92587 - Quail Valley, CA

This map may not coincide with the zip code you're receiving mail with, because it was generated using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's "Zip Code Tabulation Areas", as opposed to actual routes used by the U.S. Postal Service.

For example, this map shows Audie Murphy Ranch and Menifee Hills as being in the 92587 area, when in fact they're actually served by 92584.

But, this map will give you an idea what the areas generally look like.

Labels: Maps, Zip-Codes

Below is a map of Menifee Valley determined by LAFCO. This is what the proposed city will look like...


Click on the image to see the full size.

Labels: Cityhood, Maps