Neighborhood Electric Vehicles
With spring and warm weather season almost here, a lot of folks will be preparing their golf carts or neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) to transport friends and family to the beach and pool, or to visit neighbors within the community.
To minimize confusion about operating these vehicles in Niguel Shores, we have a few reminders: All NEVs and Golf Carts must be registered with the office and should bear a “Registration Decal.” An extra benefit is that the decal allows
the vehicle to be parked in the “Residents Only” parking lot at the Bluff. The driver must have a valid driver’s license and is responsible for the conduct and safety of all passengers.
It happens every year that children and unlicensed teens somehow wind up driving these vehicles, and to make matters worse, even with adult permission. This simply is not safe and could have negative consequences for all involved.
Dana Point Racing Team
We receive more and more complaints about loud noises from motorcycles and cars with modified exhaust systems and revved-up engines racing on Pacific Coast Highway or Stonehill Drive. Apparently, a host of coastal cities are having the same issue, as they have all posted signs warning such violators. Our Dana Point deputies welcome citizen requests regarding such issues and have been noted quickly taking appropriate enforcement action. When noise or speeding activity is occurring, they ask that we alert them to the issue. Call Dana Point Police Services:
Non-Emergency: (949) 770-6011
(Calls for Service, Non-Injury Traffic Collisions, Dispatch)
General Information: (949) 248-3531
(Questions, Comments, Complaints)
Selva and Cabrillo Gates
We continue to experience an inordinate number of outside persons attempting to enter our community via “Resident Only” gates and having their tires ruined by the spikes in our control system. The aggregate cost to drivers who failed to heed posted warnings is easily in the thousands of dollars. The prime reason they arrive at the wrong gate is that auto and phone GPS systems direct them there. No number of contacts we have made with representatives of these systems has proved successful. There are plenty of posted signs warning and directing these visitors, but the signs are often ignored. The typical victim of our system is a hurried service or delivery person attempting to rush through the gate because that can be done in other communities. If you witness this, a kind word to the driver, warning them to utilize the Mariner gate in lieu of the Cabrillo or Selva gates, will be very much appreciated and should save that individual a lot of money and exasperation.
More on Cabrillo and Selva Gates
The signage at these gates is clear in that the gates can process one vehicle at a time. One vehicle towing another vehicle should proceed to the Mariner Gate.
Persistence Pays Off
Medical personnel tell us that one of the more important things we should do as we age is to stay mentally and physically active. Well, my friend and Shores neighbor Rich Mancino has taken this to heart and has spent over sixty years regularly trying to figure out how to efficiently get a golf ball into a bit larger hole hundreds of feet away. Two weeks ago he was still trying to master the art and approached the tenth hole at the Eagle Glen Golf Club. He was feeling pretty spry and chose a pitching wedge to tee off with. Concentrating a bit more than usual on his form, he teed off. The flight of the ball was not exactly what he had hoped for, but it was on course. As the ball headed toward the pin 90 yards away, he momentarily second-guessed his efforts. However, he soon discarded the negative thoughts, and he tried to men- tally guide the ball into the cup. That may have worked, as the ball took a few relatively short bounces and fell into the cup for a “Hole in One.” Congratulations, Rich!
—God Bless … Tim Murphy
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