The recent wildfires in Los Angeles are rehashing fears about a proposed development near the community of Harmony Grove in North County.
The Harmony Grove Village South housing project, if approved, will consist of 453 homes, according to the Elfin Forest Harmony Grove Town Council.
“This area has caught fire dozens of times over the last few years, over the last decade or so since the 1980s,” said JP Theberge, a member of the Elfin Forest Harmony Grove Town Council. “It means people have lost homes within hundreds of feet from here, from this site. It means we’ve had fatalities, and it means we have had to evacuate many, many, many times.”
The proposed development would lead to congestion on the only route out of the community, according to Theberge.
“A 20-year expert in evacuation science with a Ph.D., he looked at this area and said if you take into account these homes that will …