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Residents raise concerns about early school start dates and Riverside Drive conditions
Summary
Two residents urged the council to address early August school start dates because of heat and to press Caltrans and property owners to improve Riverside Drive sidewalks and cleanliness.
Two residents used the public‑comment period at the Aug. 13 Lake Elsinore City Council meeting to highlight local quality‑of‑life issues: an earlier school year start amid high summer temperatures and deteriorated pedestrian conditions along Riverside Drive.
Nicole Bryant, a Lake Elsinore resident, addressed the council about the school calendar. “I’m here because I have a complaint… the school calendar year is starting in August. And due to climate change and the weather, it’s just too hot,” Bryant said, adding that her first‑grade daughter faces early‑afternoon heat on the first days of school. City officials told Bryant the school…
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