The county Board of Supervisors Wednesday will consider approving a proposed housing development in the communities of Harmony Grove and Elfin Forest, opposed by some residents concerned over a lack of evacuation points during a wildfire.

On Aug. 22, the county Planning Commission unanimously approved the 453-unit Harmony Grove Village South project.

The Harmony Grove Village South location is a little under one mile west of the city of Escondido, south and east of San Marcos city limits, and north of the Del Dios Highlands Preserve.

If built, the 111-acre project would feature single-family and multi-family units, 5,000 square feet of commercial/civic space, four acres of private and public parks, two miles of public multi-use trails and pathways, and approximately 35 acres of biologic

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