Supervisors approve Mt. Olympus acquisition

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of 86.43 acres which will be added to the county’s Mount Olympus Preserve.

A 5-0 vote Nov. 9 authorized the purchase from Richard L. Oswald for the appraised value of $525,000 and also approved an easement purchase agreement between the county and the Department of the Navy, which will fund half of the purchase price.

Mount Olympus separates Pala from Rainbow, and the draft North County Multiple Species Program includes the land as a preserve both for its sensitive species such as the Rainbow Manzanita and for its value as a linka...