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To: nolimitz who wrote (482453)	10/27/2003 9:25:50 PM
From: Dr. Voodoo	Respond to of 769667

I think you can cut back quite a bit 1 time a year. I think you can leave the small trees, and just cut back the sage and grass about 200-1000 yards into the canyons and still have a nice view and make it much safer. I used to live in La Jolla I'm in LA now. The wife and I considered moving to some of the exact places that are on fire right now when we were looking at new homes in San Diego. I know it costs money to cut that stuff, but if you look at the areas around Carlsbad where the new homes have gone up like crazy, one hopes that area doesn't go up again anytime soon. I have a friend in Aviara who is right on top of the canyon, and the sage runs within a few feet of his fence. My personal opinion, is that the developers ought to be liable for some of it, and some of that lovely homeowners association money ought to pay for it too. And for those places where the housing is older, well i guess it's gotta come out of local taxes. It just ticks me off that every year we have fire season and every year, the problem just gets worse and the fires get bigger and bigger. The solution is not hiring more firefighters, by the time you need them, it's too late.