Pankey Road easement vacated to Palomar College

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to vacate a road easement on a portion of Pankey Road.

The supervisors’ 5-0 vote April 13 returns the land rights, as well as the maintenance responsibility, to the Palomar Community College District. The replacement of that planned section of Pankey Road with a new alignment for the future Horse Ranch Creek Road removed the need for the easement, although a non-motorized trail easement has been reserved in case the area may be useful for non-motorized transportation.

One portion of the easement was dedicated on a 1985 subdivision map, although t...