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My husband and I have resided in the Temescal Valley for more than 18 years. We purchased our home "brand new" and chose to live here because we could afford it and because it wasn't the city of Corona. We commuted to our Orange County jobs for 15 years. The commute wasn't all that bad because each day we returned home to our wonderful rural neighborhood. Corona never controlled its growth. Why must we suffer because the city ran out of "developable land." Shame on you Corona. Let the Temescal Valley alone.

New supervisor introduced at meeting

Eric Werner, president of the Temescal Valley Municipal Advisory Council, introduced newly elected Riverside County 1st District Supervisor Kevin Jeffries to a crowd of about 75 people attending Wednesday’s meeting.

Jeffries said he opposes Corona’s attempt to annex a portion of the Temescal Valley at this time and noted as he and his wife campaigned door-to-door in local neighborhoods, not one resident told him they favored the annexation. The new supervisor said he has met with Corona officials to voice his opposition to the annexation.

Jeffries was sworn in at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting and it was announced at that time that he would replace former 1st District Supervisor Bob Buster as the appointed supervisor to the Local Agency Formation Commission. Having Jeffries as a commissioner on the LAFCO board should be a plus to residents opposing the annexation. LAFCO is the county agency that will have the final say so on whether or not the annexation will occur.

It was also announced at the MAC meeting that the annexation public hearing before the Corona City Council most likely will be held Wednesday, Feb. 6. (More will be posted on this later.)

Corona planners OK annexation

About 100 Temescal Valley residents attended the Dec. 10 Corona Planning Commission public hearing on the city’s annexation proposal. Sixteen people spoke out against it — no one spoke in favor. (See: Corona: Annexation push moves forward)

It was apparent that commissioners had done little or no homework on the issue, especially when one asked a city staff member, “How did we get here?” So it came as no surprise when commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the annexation — just rubber-stamping the proposal to move it forward to the public hearing before the City Council.

A couple of days after the meeting, I was talking to a friend who has City Hall connections. He said he overheard a manager tell a city worker that the annexation was a done deal based on the low number of Temescal Valley residents who turned out for the Planning Commission hearing.

I would love to see 1,000 Temescal Valley residents at the yet-to-be-announced public hearing before the City Council. That’s what it’s going to take to show the city we’re serious — and there is strength in numbers. United we stand, divided we fall.