Between now and August, Regional Government Efficiency Commission, formed by state Sen. Steve Peace, D-Chula Vista, will draft a proposal to create a new regional agency. The plan would then go before the state Legislature for approval. If approved in Sacramento, any plan would then require a countywide vote.
At the Monday meeting, Horn took liberties with the acronym for the commission—RGEC—calling it a "reject."
The San Diego Association of Governments, the North County Transit District, and a host of elected officials, including Congressman Darrell Issa, R-Vista, and elected representatives from six of the nine cities in North County, attended the meeting.
Those in attendance feared handing over important decisions about such issues as how to alleviate traffic on Interstate 5 and 15 to a regional government that would be heavily influenced by the city of San Diego. Only by maintaining local control can the North County protect its own interests, they argued.
"We've been shortchanged for years and it's time to get together and change that," says San Marcos Councilman Hal Martin."
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