Rally this Saturday - Save our rural communities - Riverside Woodcrest Area

DEMONSTRATION RALLY THIS SATURDAY, MAY 13th at 10:00am. Save our rural communities. STOP REZONING OF OUR RURAL LAND TO URBAN HOUSING. The rally is at the corner of Porter and Van Buren in the area of Woodcrest, Riverside, CA. If you live in Riverside County, you ARE affected!

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Please stop by say hello, meet other concerned residents and sign the petition.

Greater Lake Mathews & Mead Valley residents have scheduled a protest rally against

General Plan Amendment 1196 and Zoning Changes that will be voted on by the

Riverside County Board of Supervisors at their May 23, 2017, 9AM, Board Meeting.

Major opponents to the proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change

(“GPA1196”), include No2rezoning.org, RAGLM.org, GLMTRA.org, RAMV.org and

represent over 100,000 residents of this mostly rural area extending from the I-215

Freeway to I-15 Freeway and who are adamantly opposed to the proposed dramatic

changes to the General Plan and rezoning that threaten their existing rural

communities. Over 1000 residents have signed petitions against GPA 1196 that

proposes rezoning 239 acres of rural land long zoned one acre to high-density urban

zoning near and adjacent to Citrus Hill High School. The proposed project would allow 5

homes per acre and no animal keeping setting a dangerous precedent for further

rezoning of the entire Greater Lake Mathews / Mead Valley area.

Residents are very concerned about protecting the rural lifestyle of the area from

developers and land speculators who want to build high-density urban housing

throughout their quite rural communities. The Greater Lake Mathews / Mead Valley area

has vast expanses of open space, some protected and other unprotected, containing

endangered and protected animals and plant life that must be protected from habitat

destruction and elimination. The proposed project is part of a wildlife corridor, protected

arroyos, Native American cultural resources and blue line streams.

GPA 1196 will add thousands of additional vehicles trips to Van Buren, Cajalco, Wood,

El Sobrante and Markham streets increasing traffic on these roads that are already

gridlocked during rush hour. Traffic on Wood and Markham streets in front of Citrus Hill

High School is especially dangerous already. Adding thousands of vehicle trips per day

will only increase those dangers dramatically.

100 residents are signed up to attend the May 13th protest rally. In addition, many

residents will be bringing their children, horses, ponies, dogs, goats and livestock to the

rally. For more information contact John L. Minnella 951-574- 5911.