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07/19/06
Rancho Del
Oro Residents say
Arrrrghhhhhh!
It is a simple question:
Why can't construction sites in Desert Hot Springs be made to
comply with the same minimum standards that apply in Palm
Springs?
(We will answer that question at the
end of this article)
Below are pictures of two
construction sites, one in Palm Springs and One in Desert Hot
Springs at the Rancho Del Oro Subdivision. The first two
pictures (side-by-side) are of what is known as a track-out
control area. In simple terms, it is an area designed to keep
construction dirt and mud from being tracked-out into the
residential streets.
In Palm Springs
the residents say, Ahhhhhh! In Rancho Del Oro, residents
putting up with this mess since November 2005 are now saying, Arrrrghhhhhh!
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Palm Springs Track-Out |
Desert Hot Springs Track-Out |
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It simply is not possible for dirt to find its way onto the
residential streets in Palm Springs
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In Desert Hot Springs, construction vehicles track-out dirt
with no control whatsoever.
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In Palm Springs, the water truck operator keeps the track-out
grate clean, carries a shovel specially sized and suited for
the job.
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In Desert Hot Springs there is no maintenance of the track-out
grate. It is simply "there" to satisfy DHS
"enforcement."
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Just how bad is the
track-out from the developers projects at Rancho Del Oro?
Let's take a little drive and we will show you.
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It extends
800 feet down the entire length of Sonora Drive. Note that Sonora Drive is also used as an equipment
staging area. Truck at right is parked with its trailer
unhooked behind it. Backhoe is waiting for another truck
to pick it up. This is (used to be) the front entrance
to Rancho Del Oro sub-division. It has been allowed
to be taken over as a construction entrance and
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After that
mess, the construction dirt spills out onto the
intersection of Sonora and Mission Lakes Blvd.
Contractor puts down water, makes mud. |
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And
finally it travels 1200 feet down Mission Lakes Blvd.
where it finally finds a storm drain to hide itself (and
collect).
Is
there not one city official or employee that has driven down this
road and noticed this mess along Mission Lakes Blvd. and
stopped to see where it was coming from? |
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what is the solution? If you or I were in charge,
the answer is simple (If a developer had not put a bunch
of money in our campaign war chest so we would look the
other way). We would tell the contractor to immediately
clean up this mess. Then we would fine them $10,000. Then we
would pull their permits. And as final punishment, to
get their permits reinstated, we would put them at the
back of the line behind the new retail business
owners that are waiting to get their permits to open
their businesses but can't because developers like these
move to the head of the line. The Real
Solution: Until the city council decides to do
something about it, nothing will get done. Come election
time, you can be
sure the voters in Rancho Del Oro will remember the names
of the current council members that are choosing to do nothing
about this. How do we know?
We
will be there to remind them unless the city council
gets this mess cleaned up NOW!
The city staff has
been begging council to enact tougher ordinances so
errant construction sites like these can be fined. The
Council has refused to take that action. This problem
lies squarely with the city council - Only they can pass
tougher enforcement ordinances.
It is LONG past
time this problem gets solved. It has been going on at
this location since November, 2005.
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