Major Developments Threaten to Change Forever Campo/Lake Morena As We Know It

Each of the potential development projects for the Campo/Lake Morena area are listed here. Click on  a project to go to detailed information about that project. The deluge of large projects will bring urban development and suburban sprawl, threats to water supplies and lots of traffic and, if the developments are not greatly downsized or cancelled, will destroy Campo/Lake Morena as we know it. More than 1,100 homes and the accompanying commercial developments will drastically change Campo.

So - what do you want? You should give serious thought to that question if you have not already done so. And you should take action to support your vision for our future. If you do nothing, it is a safe guess that our population in 2015 will have grown to 7,500 or more from 2,850 today. You will not recognize Campo and Lake Morena; so if you love it now, work to keep what makes it home.

Conclusion on the Cumulative Impact of Developments

Those developments that we know about total 5,648 acres or 9 square miles. This is 20% of the private land holdings in the planning area. The projects have an equivalent to 1,120 homes or more than 3,200 additional residents. That is more than the 2,800 who live here today. Large projects not yet finalized increase those numbers. Do you think this is a major threat to your lifestyle and the ambience of your community? We certainly do.

These developments are over and above the natural organic growth we have always had and which we encourage. All of us can see that growth with new homes on Buckman Springs Road and Shockey Truck Trail and in other areas. To project 7,500 residents by 2015 is very realistic if all these developments proceed as planned. Contrast that with the goal the community established at the start of GP2020 Update hearing. That goal was 4,600 residents by 2020 and even that was considered by some as too many.

We are talking about more than 10,000 NEW automobile trips each day on Buckman Springs Road. We are talking about a complete change in the community character of the community. Star Ranch participated in discussions on community character and now they want the committee reconvened to rework the statement so that it will better fit their project. And these are just some of the impacts. And the question of two commercial developments, one of which is 5 acres, is a separate question that needs to be considered. The County told us during GP 2020 discussions that our community already has more than twice as much commercial space that we will need by the year 2020. We do not believe it is hyperbole to say the community as we know it is threatened.

What can you do? Participate. Make your feelings known. Tell your neighbors. Tell elected officials. Tell the County. Tell the developers.

Bohannon Parcel
Buckman Springs Ranch/Harvest Glen
Campo Hills
Circle F Ranch
La Posta Ranch
Legacy Ranch
Miller Ranch
San Diego Mountain Ranch Estates
Father Joe's Projects
Star Ranch
Vaughan Project