Supervisors approve roadside vegetation management program

Joe Naiman

Village News Reporter

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a roadside vegetation management program intended to increase wildfire preparedness in unincorporated San Diego County.

The supervisors' 5-0 vote July 13 approved an option with a comprehensive countywide approach to roadside vegetation management, directed the county's chief administrative officer to return to the board within 90 days with a funding source and a timeline to implement the vegetation management program, and directed the chief administrative officer to continue stakeholder outreach on the Defensi...