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Planning commission approves project near wildlife corridor after resident raises safety concerns
Summary
A Lake Elsinore planning matter was approved unanimously after a neighbor testified that a wildlife corridor and an untrimmed hillside behind his home allow mountain lions and coyotes to approach a nearby school and yards; the applicant said the project complies with the county habitat plan and agencies reviewed it.
The Lake Elsinore Planning Commission closed a public hearing and unanimously approved an application for a project adjacent to a mapped wildlife area after a neighbor warned the site funnels mountain lions and coyotes toward homes and a nearby school.
Jacob Somerville, a resident who said he lives “directly across the street from this wildlife quarter,” told commissioners the city-maintained tunnel behind his house is used by mountain lions and that brush up to 60–70 feet high has not…
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