CHP Opening Area Community Center
The California Highway Patrol’s Capistrano area will open a community service center Monday in the Rancho Santa Margarita Public Library.
Established so the CHP can better serve residents in nearby unincorporated areas, it will be open Mondays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people living in Rancho Santa Margarita, Robinson Ranch, Foothill Ranch, Portola Hills, Coto de Caza, Dove Canyon, Trabuco Canyon and Los Flores.
CHP Officer Joan Rivas said the satellite center, the CHP’s first in the area, is part of a pilot program to gauge the need for the agency’s services in the community. She said residents now have to drive as long as 45 minutes to obtain CHP services at its San Juan Capistrano office.
Services offered include citation sign-offs, accident report filing, traffic complaints and reports, educational child safety material, bicycle safety and recruitment information.
The public library is at 30902 Las Promesa in Rancho Santa Margarita. For more information, on the center and its services, call the CHP office at (714) 661-6215.
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