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NOVEMBER 16, 2018 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-3

The POA plans
to replace the
signage at the east
gate entrance. The
style of the signage
will match the
main gate but will
not have a water
feature or standing
lighthouse.

PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE

Board of Directors approve

funding for new entrance signs

The POA is in the process of updating all signage The lighthouse will be incorporated into the sign
at the estates, east gate, north gate and country club. similar to the Fairway Estates sign. Work will include
The signs at the east gate and country club are the next permits, demolition, wall, pilasters, stonework, canti-
signs scheduled to be updated. lever coping and signage to match the main gate. This
The signage for the estates is in plan check. At the will also tie into the upcoming new sound wall along
Board of Directors Regular Session Meeting, the board Goetz Rd.
approved funding in the amount of $48,700 plus a 2.5 The approximate cost of the demo, wall and brickwork
percent contingency from the Repair and Replacement is $41,700. The cost of the backlit signage is $7,000.
Fund 02-670 to replace and update the east gate sig- The sign at the country club is being replaced because
nage and $38,000 plus a five percent contingency from it is sun-faded and the wording is not organized in a
the way to grab the attention of members and the public to PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE
Repair and Replacement Fund 02-670 to replace the use the facility.
country club signage. The style of the east gate signage The new signage will include an aluminum LED
will match the main gate signage but will not have a backlit top clearly stating all the newly renovated The POA Board of Directors approved funding to replace the
water feature or standing lighthouse. country club has to offer. sun-faded sign at the country club.
Sheriff’s Department receives grant from OTS

The California Office of Traffic Safe- from 2015. In 2016, 867 pedestrians tions for youth and community members DUI offenders.
ty (OTS), through the National High- were killed on California roadways, a on distracted, impaired and teen driving, •Court “stings” to cite individuals
way Traffic Safety Administration, has nearly 33 percent increase from 2012. and bicycle/pedestrian safety. driving from DUI court after license sus-
awarded the Riverside County Sheriff’s Along with the growing dangers of •Patrols at intersections with in- pension or revocation.
Department a $1,094,610 grant for a distracting technologies like phones and creased incidents of pedestrian and bike •Specialized DUI and drugged driv-
year-long program of special enforce- drug-impaired driving, this grant fund- collisions. ing training such as Standardized Field
ment and public awareness effort to pre- ing will provide opportunities to combat •Checking for seat belt and child safe- Sobriety Testing, Advanced Roadside
vent traffic-related deaths and injuries. these dangerous and illegal behaviors. ty seat compliance. Impaired Driving Enforcement and
The Riverside County Sheriff’s De- “Almost all crashes are preventable,” •Motorcycle safety operations in ar- Drug Recognition Evaluator.
partment will use the funding as part of said OTS Director Rhonda Craft. “Edu- eas with high rider volume and where a While alcohol remains the worst of-
its contract city’s ongoing commitment cation and enforcement go hand in hand higher rate of motorcycle crashes occur. fender for DUI crashes, Sheriff Sniff
to keep the roadways safe and improve helping change behaviors that cause •Speeding, red light and stop sign en- supports the new effort from OTS that
the quality of life through both enforce- devastating crashes.” forcement. aims to drive awareness that “DUI
ment and education. The grant from OTS will fund various •Warrant service operations targeting Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” Prescrip-
According to the National Highway education and enforcement activities for multiple DUI offenders. tion medications and marijuana can also
Traffic Safety Administration, 3,623 the 2019 federal fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2018 •Compilation of DUI “Hot Sheets” be impairing by themselves, or in com-
people were killed in crashes across the to Sept. 30, 2019). They include: identifying repeat DUI offenders. bination with alcohol, and can result in a
state in 2016, a seven percent increase •Traffic safety education presenta- •Probation supervision for high-risk DUI arrest.

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