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Public commenters press supervisors on billboards, airport leases, animal shelters and marijuana storefronts
Summary
During non-agenda and item-specific public comment at the Nov. 19 workshop, residents raised diverse concerns: scenic-highway designation requests, criticism of 50-year aviation leases, allegations about animal-shelter conditions, and calls to limit marijuana storefronts and tobacco marketing near youth.
Public comment at the Nov. 19 San Diego County Board workshop framed many of the broader community concerns that preceded the housing discussion.
Dorothea Flanagan asked the board to designate Route 76 a scenic highway to limit billboards that obscure views of mountain ranges; Robert Gherman criticized recent 50-year aviation leases at Gillespie Field and warned such terms can encourage resale and noncompatible uses near flight schools. “Please, designate Scenic Highway from Oceanside to the casinos,” Flanagan said during in-person comment.
Phone and in-person callers raised public-health concerns about commercialization and marketing of tobacco and high-potency…
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