Developing Harmony Grove Village South Poses Unacceptable Fire Risk

Developing Harmony Grove Village South poses unacceptable fire risk

Cars driving in Harmony Grove Village during 2014 Cocos Fire. (File photo courtesy of resident and evacuee Eric Neubauer) If you’ve lived in San Diego County for any length of time, I’m sure you’ve heard of our small unincorporated community of Harmony Grove. Unfortunately, we are infamous for our history of wildland fires overshadowing the serenity, beauty and open space recreational opportunities that are free to thousands of residents and vis…

Harmony Grove area not suitable for large housing project

Re “County planning commission approves Harmony Grove housing project” (Sept. 1): County supervisors need to vote to reject the Harmony Grove proposal. This proposed housing project sits in the middle of a fire zone. Wildfires have occurred such as the Harmony Grove Fire of 1996 and the Cocos Fire of 2014 and are projected to occur again, according to fire officials. Water storage for fires is still a problem here. There is one exit to this encl…