Local News in Brief : Laguna Niguel : Gated Community OKd After Traffic Complaints
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to create a gated community in the Rolling Hills neighborhood near Laguna Niguel after residents complained that motorists were using their streets to avoid crowded major arterials.
However, the board’s decision also required that all of the streets in the Rolling Hills neighborhood be made private, meaning they will no longer be maintained by the county.
Residents told the board that the traffic created a safety hazard in their neighborhoods and had increased vandalism in the area.
The move to close the neighborhood was opposed by residents of the adjacent Crown Point neighborhood. They said the gates would force them to use the already-overcrowded intersection at Crown Valley Parkway and Golden Lantern.
However, Tom Matthews, an aide to Supervisor Thomas F. Riley, said that the intersection is scheduled to be widened.
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