Posted on December 1 at 8:22 a.m.

Also not mentioned is the fact that you have to have a motorcyle license in order to drive one of these, which entails passing a driving test on an actual motorcycle, not a three wheeled vehicle.

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Posted on July 17 at 8:24 a.m.

Increased general fund spending since 2000? Increased property tax revenue? How can you not?? It goes hand in hand with increased population, increased services, and improved services. The population alone went from 32,700 in 2000 to over 45,000 in 2007 - an almost 40% increase. Not to mention increased costs of fuel, maintenance costs, insurance, etc. It's extremely unrealistic to think that taxes and spending are going to remain stagnant - nothing else does. Do you pay the same amount of money for the same amount of groceries today as you did in 2000? If so, tell me where I can join!

On Bonita plans to reduce spending by 41 percent next year

Posted on February 7 at 8:41 a.m.

Don't give up, yet, John. I know it's frustrating, but keep fighting.....til the end.....something good may still come along. Remember the sqeaky wheel!

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Posted on January 4 at 9:03 a.m.

I have to disagree with Daryl about the turn lane on Matheson. As someone who has lived in Bonita for almost 20 yrs and has been turning form Matheson onto E Terry St long before there was a Gardens in existence or even a turn lane at all, it is definitely safer and makes much more sense to use the turn lanes the way they are painted and therefore, they way they were intended to be used - as two separate lanes. The turn lane closest to E Terry St was constructed long before the Gardens was ever built, and when the condo complex was built, another lane was made specifically for turning into that entrance. The line for the condo turn lane does not even continue all the way around to E Terry St, but instead stops after the Gardens entrance, then begins again after the entrance, indicating 2 separate turn lanes.

As far as the safety issue, it makes sense that it is safer for cars to use one lane for turning at the condos, another for turning at Terry St. This would eliminate any confusion about whether the driver is turning early or continuing aroung to E Terry st. Driving is always safer when drivers know exactly what other drivers are doing. Accidents occur when confusion is present or intent is misconstrued. For people who get in the turn lane early for turning at E Terry, there is no way for drivers behind to know whether they will stop quickly for turning at the Gardens or continue around to E Terry. There would be much less confusion if all drivers used the first turn lane for the Gardens, the second for E Terry St.

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