Palomar Mountain News

From: Danielle Doelman [mailto:danielledoelman@yahoo.com]

Thanks to all who generously donate prizes for our Auction or Raffle. Gift Certificates or items to bid on are welcomed and greatly appreciated! Please let me know what questions you might have.

Thank you,

-DD

From: Danielle Doelman [mailto:danielledoelman@yahoo.com]

Can you help set up or clean up on Saturday, August 31st. That would be much appreciated!

Thank you,

-DD

With a goal this year of raising $20,000 to help with the on-going expenses of the PMVFD, Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, the volunteers came up with some pretty creative ideas! Here is a flyer for you with all the details: BBQ fundraising goal

BBQ Raffle and Tickets
Labor Day BBQ

The Grand Prize for the Raffle this year is one size fits all, and that favorite color of many! $1000.00!
You can get those lucky tickets at the General Store, the Observatory Gift Shop, or the Fire Department! Here is more info for you:
BBQ grand prize
More info for the Labor Day BBQ

One of the absolutely cutest cabins on Palomar is back on the market. We had it in escrow but credit issues prevented the buyers from moving forward. So, you have another turn on this one! Much has been done to breath new life into a very vintage cabin. Ove the past few years we have had a new wood stove, electrical, plumbing, windows, flooring, fixtures (just wait until you see the copper sink in the bathroom!), siding, fencing, oh, you just have to see! Click for more Inspiration Hideaway info. Let’s go see! Just think, you could be in for the holidays!

Please Share with your friends, too! Thank you!

Bonnie Phelps
76O 742 one 742

From: Ronchetti, Keith

There have been several postings over the past three months on ‘Palomar Mountain News’ regarding the fire department’s contract with San Diego County Fire Authority (SDCFA) but the members of the fire board still get the question “why did you sign the contract with the County?”

Here is a recap of the events leading up to that decision …

Friday, May 31st
Meeting occurred at the County Fire Authority Office to review changes to the contract.
PMVFD Attendees: Board members Linda Fortney, Bruce Graves, and Keith Ronchetti; Deputy Fire Chief Cliff Kellogg.
CFA Attendees: Susan Quasarano, Kevin O’Leary, Greg Griswold.

Saturday, June 1st
PMVFD monthly board meeting.
Discussion and results of the CFA contract meeting were shared with the community.
The CFA wanted an answer on our intent regarding signing the contract within five days.
Agreement to engage an attorney was discussed and the board took the action.

Wednesday, June 5th
We engaged attorney William Ross, highly recommended by Ron Coleman, the FireForce One consultant we have been working with for the last several months. After several conference calls and the review of numerous documents from LAFCO, the County, FireForce One, and various emails William Ross confirmed our options. His recommendation was to sign the proposed contract since the SDCFA would not extend the contract we were working under at the time which expired June 30th. This met our immediate focus to continue to provide the best service possible to our community while giving us time to thoroughly investigate our options.

Sunday, June 9th
The contract was signed for one year and the County sent a courier to pick up the hard copy Monday morning.

So the one line answer to “why we signed ” is “to gain more time to define and pursue all our options.”

Your Fire Department Board of Directors

Click to read all about it!

From: Ronchetti, Keith [mailto:Keith.Ronchetti@Teradata.com]
News from Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department …

George E. Lucia has made a personal decision to retire as PMVFD Fire Chief effective immediately, although he remains a member of the department. Questions may be directed to Deputy Chief Cliff Kellogg at the station.