Annexation of land flanking mine site may be a quiet contrast to past hearings

Unlike a pair of contentious previous clashes, a hearing to add a seven-square-mile swath to Temecula’s southern boundary may proceed quietly this week.

No organized opposition, and perhaps scant public comment, is expected at a June 24 hearing by a Riverside County boundary-setting agency. If that occurs, the session will stand in marked contrast to a hearing about a year earlier that lasted nearly 10 hours and drew comments from more than 100 speakers.

An ecological group that has played a prominent role in Temecula’s annexation bid expects to remain low key.

“We’re pretty much going to leav...