Weather Currents, a weather service focusing on SW Riverside County, reports that a tornado touched down in Perris this afternoon, by the I-215 freeway near Oleander Ave, during the height of rush hour traffic...

Radio reports indicated an overturned truck on the freeway near March Air Reserve Base, and overturned railroad cars nearby.

In the aftermath, oil and fuel were in traffic lanes, the driver of the overturned truck was taken to the hospital, and traffic on the freeway was being re-routed.

Read the full news here...

http://weathercurrents.com/menifeevalley/NewsItemDisplay.do?Id=474

Here's video of the tornado, and the aftermath...
http://videos.nctimes.com/p/video?id=1895232

Labels: 215-Freeway, Perris, Weather

I know there are many Sun City Core residents who are against the Menifee Cityhood effort. I don't exactly understand the reasons why they are against it, aside from the notion that they don't want the core area to be under the influence of Menifee.

But it's either that, or be under the control of Perris.

An article published today in the Press Enterprise basically says what I've been trying to say all along...

But Daugherty believes all the legal wrangling clearly shows that if the Menifee area does not incorporate into its own city, it will eventually belong to Perris.

"We're ripe, we're ready to go and we're feasible. If we don't become a city (Perris) is going to annex us. I can see them going down both sides of Ethanac (Road) and both sides of the 215 right down the corridor through Menifee and Romoland".

You can read the whole article here...
http://www.pe.com/..../PE_News_Local_S_sperris08.4234f45.html

Before there was a "Menifee Valley Incorporation Committee", there was another group called, "CEDCO". CEDCO was formed by a group of Sun City Core residents, concerned over reports that Perris was looking to annex their neighborhood. CEDCO eventually spawned off the present-day Menifee Valley Incorporation Committee.

In other words, an annexation threat from Perris is what spawned the entire Menifee cityhood effort. That threat hasn't gone away folks. It's only gotten bigger.

To all of you Sun City Core residents: If Menifee cityhood fails, you'll all become Perris residents. Continuing under County administration is no longer an option.

So pick which city you want to be controlled by: Perris, or Menifee.

Labels: Cityhood, Perris, Sun-City

The Press Enterprise reports that the City of Perris is filing a lawsuit against the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to get back the 35 acres that was taken away from its sphere of influence.

At the Oct. 25 LAFCO meeting, Perris officials voiced concerns about the removal of 35 acres south of Matthews and East of Trumble roads in Romoland from the city's sphere-of-influence and said further review was needed.

But the city's interests extend beyond the 35 acres. Study areas 2 and 3 in Menifee Valley's fiscal study are northeast of Interstate 215 and off Ethanac Road in Romoland.

You can read the Press Enterprise article here...
http://www.pe.com/..../PE_News_Local_H_lafco21.347911f.html

This land is not within the City of Perris, but is within it's "sphere of influence". LAFCO is the authority on defining the borders for spheres of influence.

Perris was given plenty of notice and opportunity to respond regarding the secession of land, but failed to do so. Hence, it was ceded to the proposed city of Menifee.

By extending its borders all the way out to Hwy 74, it gives the future city of Menifee an opportunity to cash in on a transportation corridor that will one day generate a lot of taxable income. Perris recognizes this, and wants that land for itself.

Labels: Cityhood, Perris

Last month I wrote a summary of the Sheriff's new budget proposal and mentioned that the new Perris substation was close to opening.

The Californian published an update on that, providing details on what the new facility will look like...

The new 45,000-square-foot station is part of a 17-acre "campus" of much-needed county buildings at Perris Boulevard and San Jacinto Avenue.

The $30 million project encompasses the new station, a 20,000-square-foot warehouse for evidence and property, a 10,000-square-foot forensics lab and a 25,000-square-foot family health center just a short distance from the sheriff's facility.

The Perris substation serves the Menifee Valley.

You can read the full article here...
http://www.nctimes.com/..../21_06_097_5_07.txt

Labels: Perris, Sheriff