372021 / 36.40% Yes votes ...... 649915 / 63.60% No votes

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Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote of this measure means:

A "YES" vote would indicate that you are in favor of the repeal of the 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance. This would mean that you do not want the 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance to continue as an ordinance.

A NO vote of this measure means:

A "NO" vote would indicate that you are opposed to the repeal of the 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance. This would mean that you do want the 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance to continue as an ordinance.

The 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill and Recycling Collection Center Ordinance (hereafter referred to as the "1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance") amended the County's General Plan and County's Zoning Ordinance to allow a municipal solid waste landfill to be constructed and operated at the Gregory Canyon site in the North County. This site is on State Route 76, approximately three miles east of Interstate 15 and two miles southwest of the community of Pala. The site includes a segment of the San Luis Rey River and a portion of the western slope of Gregory Mountain. The 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance listed the permits required for a landfill at this site.

These included applicable state and federal permits, and County watercourse alteration, grading, bridge, and building permits. The 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance also eliminated the need for a County major use permit for the project, and required that at least 1,313 acres of the Gregory Canyon site be dedicated as permanent open space as part of the landfill project. 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance did not affect California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review and mitigation requirements, or regulatory requirements for constructing and operating a landfill.

Proposition B would repeal the 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance. To unwind the effects of the 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance, Proposition B would also designate the Gregory Canyon site as "(18) Multiple Rural Use." It would amend the zoning classification for the site to "A-70-Limited Agricultural Zone." These are the designations that were in place for this land prior to voter approval of the 1994 Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance. Proposition B would also provide for amendment of these designations by the Board of Supervisors to further public purposes and in compliance with applicable law. Future planning, zoning and use permit decisions concerning this site would be subject to the discretion of the County Board of Supervisors.

RiverWatch

Yes on Prop B

Here's why: Proposition B will STOP the development of a garbage dump in Gregory Canyon on the banks of the San Luis Rey River.

We don't need a new landfill in San Diego County and we certainly don't need a filthy garbage dump sitting on the edge of a vital aquifer, next to a San Diego County Water Authority aqueduct.

San Diego County's Disposal Facility Criteria are designed to eliminate inappropriate landfill sites from consideration.

Previous studies commissioned by the County rejected and eliminated Gregory Canyon as an appropriate landfill.

The Gregory Canyon Landfill developers then avoided the normal process for siting a landfill by sidestepping the land use approvals of the County and going to the ballot box in 1994 with a deceptive initiative called Proposition C.

THAT'S WRONG!

Proposition B rescinds Proposition C (1994) and requires that the Gregory Canyon site be reviewed in the same way as all other landfills.

THAT'S FAIR!

Proposition B also protects our water resources.

THAT'S IMPORTANT!

The proposed dump threatens a pristine free-flowing river that supplies clean drinking water to thousands of municipal customers downstream.

We should do everything possible to stop the pollution of our drinking water anywhere in San Diego County!

Remember: San Diego County imports 90% of its water! Every locally produced drop we save is important.

PROPOSITION B IS ENDORSED BY:

CITIES: OCEANSIDE, ENCINITAS, NATIONAL CITY, DEL MAR.

WATER AGENCIES: Fallbrook Public Utility District, San Luis Rey Watershed Council, San Dieguito Water District, Yuima Municipal Water District and Oceanside Water Utility Department.

ORGANIZATIONS: Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter, San Diego Baykeeper, Environmental Health Coalition, RiverWatch, San Diegans for Clean Drinking Water, League of Conservation Voters.

We MUST protect San Diego County's drinking water!

VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION B.

TELL LOS ANGELES TO KEEP THEIR GARBAGE IN LOS ANGELES!

STOP THE DUMP!

s/Pam Slater-Price, Phil Stone, Terry Johnson, Cheryl Reiff and Donna Frye

This proposition is all about gambling. The casino owners wrote Proposition B and paid over $600,000 to get it on the ballot.

The real story is that Proposition B isn't about protecting our environment or smart use of taxpayer money + it's about protecting the casino owner's profits. The Gregory Canyon landfill uses the same two-lane road as patrons of their casino, and the casino owners don't want to pay their share to widen the road.

WHAT WOULD PROPOSITION B REALLY DO?

It blocks construction of North County's only landfill, forcing trash to be transported -- at great expense to ratepayers -- to distant and rapidly-filling sites in East County, near the San Diego River, and in South County, adjacent to the Otay River.

It short-circuits over a decade of planning and environmental review, overseen by the County's Department of Environmental Health, that produced the safest, most environmentally protective landfill in the County (see Final Environmental Impact Report at http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/deh/chd/gcfeir.html). The landfill must comply with strict environmental regulations imposed by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, California Integrated Waste Management Board, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and San Diego Air Pollution Control District.

PROPOSITION B REVERSES THE DECISION OF COUNTY VOTERS

The only difference between the Gregory Canyon site selection and the process for any other landfill was that voters approved the Gregory Canyon site. Proposition B insults the voters and discredits the voting process.

PROPOSITION B IS OPPOSED BY THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

VOTE NO ON B + IT'S BAD FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY

s/Dianne Jacob, Howard Wayne, Michael Shames, Lionel G. Burton M.D., F. Laurance Scott, Jr.

Sixty-eight percent of San Diego County voters approved the Gregory Canyon landfill in 1994 with the requirement that it must meet strict environmental standards imposed by the State and County.

TOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS

After 10 years of thorough environmental review, the County Department of Environmental Health certified the landfill's Environmental Impact Report, which determined the landfill will protect our water resources. The landfill's environmental system, featuring a five-layer, five-foot thick protective liner system, will make Gregory Canyon the most protective landfill in San Diego County.

OPERATIONS MONITORED AND REGULATED

The landfill will be closely monitored and regulated by State, Regional and County environmental agencies, and by the San Luis Rey Municipal Water District + the district nearest the landfill + to ensure that water resources are fully protected. These safeguards will be backed by unprecedented financial guarantees.

AFTER A DECADE, THE NEED IS EVEN GREATER

• North County's population and trash have grown rapidly, even with aggressive recycling programs.

• The only landfill in North County (San Marcos) has closed.

• The County has determined the Gregory Canyon landfill is necessary to meet San Diego County's long-term waste disposal needs without resorting to costly transportation to Arizona or other distant locations.

• Trucking North County trash to landfills in East County (Sycamore) and South Bay (Otay) will increase traffic on our congested freeways, waste energy, and pollute the air.

• Without the landfill at Gregory Canyon, rates to homeowners and business for trash disposal could escalate due to less competition and greater shipping distances.

Proposition B + BAD for our environment, BAD for our economy, BAD for ratepayers

s/Dianne Jacob, Lucy Killea, Judy McCarthy, Mary Salas and Professor Robert L. Simmons

Proposition B -- BETTER for San Diego.

Here's why:

1. REBUTTAL: The dump WILL NOT PROTECT water resources.

To the contrary:

The proposed dump sits on a fractured bedrock groundwater aquifer, next to a San Diego Water Authority aqueduct on the banks of the San Luis Rey River. Even promoters admit, the liner could fail!

PROMOTERS ADMIT RISKS: "Can the landfill leak? Of course it can. There is no fail-safe system." Landfill Project Manager Richard Chase, San Diego Union Tribune, May 7, 2000.

EXPERTS AGREE -- THE RISKS ARE SERIOUS!

EPA WARNING: "Even the best liner and leachate collection system will ultimately fail due to natural deterioration." USEPA, 53 FR 33345.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY: "The two primary concerns with the Gregory Canyon landfill are the preservation of local water resources and protection of (the San Diego Aqueduct)." San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Lester Snow, October 6, 1994.

THIS RISK TO SAN DIEGO'S DRINKING WATER IS UNACCEPTABLE!

2. REBUTTAL: Numerous studies eliminated Gregory Canyon as a landfill site.

SO, THE DUMP DEVELOPERS AVOIDED COUNTY LAND USE SITING APPROVALS THROUGH PROPOSITION C.

AS A RESULT, THERE ARE:

• NO ASSURANCES THAT LEAKS WILL BE PREVENTED

• NO ENFORCEABLE RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS

• NO FRANCHISE FEES

• NO RESPONSE PLANS FOR CATASTOPHIC FAILURES

• NO CONTROL OVER SOURCES OF TRASH

THE GREGORY CANYON LANDFILL WILL ATTRACT TRASH FROM LOS ANGELES AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES.

TELL LOS ANGELES TO KEEP THEIR GARBAGE IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD!

PROTECT SAN DIEGO'S WATER SUPPLIES!

VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION B. DUMP THE DUMP!

s/ Ray Haynes, Denise Moreno Ducheny, Sheila Manning, Jerome Stocks, Nicholas Inzunza