THE SITE: Woodcrest Street and Southview Circle in Chula Vista. |
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THE PROBLEM: John Halsey lives near Southwestern College in Chula Vista, but until a little more than a year ago, school traffic did not pass through his neighborhood.
That's when the college temporarily opened a gate at Woodcrest Street and Southview Circle while a campus perimeter road was widened. The work was supposed to take a year.
Halsey contacted Just Fix It earlier this summer because the gate was still open. When the school closed it, we thought the problem had been solved. Halsey called again this week when the gate was reopened.
Classes begin on Monday, and Halsey said he's had enough of students speeding and ignoring the stop sign at the gate.
STATUS: The road widening project has taken longer than expected, said John Wilson, the college's senior director of business operations and facilities planning.
Starting Monday, the gate will be open between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. When the road work is finished during the third week of September, the gate will be locked, Wilson said.
The Chula Vista Police Department told us it will provide added traffic enforcement once classes start.
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE: John Wilson, who can be reached at (619) 482-6320 and jwilson@swccd.edu.
UPDATE: The city of San Diego has received permission to demolish a home on Edgemont Street in Golden Hill that was gutted by fire in May 2007.
As we wrote in April, the elderly homeowner is incapable of caring for his affairs. Tony Khalil, a senior engineer with Neighborhood Code Compliance, said a contractor should be hired in about 45 days to raze the home. The cost will be passed on to the homeowner.
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE: Tony Khalil, who can be reached at tskhalil@sandiego.gov or (619) 236-5526.
UPDATE: The county of San Diego will not make any changes to Frisbie Street in Bonita. A barrier at the north end is intended to keep southbound traffic from using the street.
A recent study found that about 50 cars a day are driving on the wrong side of the road to avoid the barrier. But since the barrier has drastically cut down on cars using the street as a shortcut between Bonita Road and Central Avenue, the county will maintain the status quo.
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE: Michael Robinson, the county's deputy director of transportation, who can be reached at (858) 874-4121 or michael.robinson@sdcounty.ca.gov.
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