August 2006:  Turned in 6th draft of EIR.  County comments due back September 2006.  This should be it.

November 2005: Received County comment letter.  Not again!!! 49 page comment letter.  Working on 6th draft.

September 2005: 5th draft EIR turned in Should be last draft before Public Review.  County comments due October 2005.

January 2005: Received County comment letter back.  Oh my gosh, 47 page comment letter.  When will it end.  Working on 5th draft

October 2004:  Turned in 4th draft of the EIR hopefully this will be last draft.  County comments due back November 2004.

April 2004: Received comments back from the County, next iteration due back 1st week of June. Should be last draft before Public Review. 

January 5, 2004:  Our third and hopefully final draft of the EIR went in to the County.  We should have remarks back from the County the first week of February.

November 1, 2002:  Second Draft of the EIR is back from the County with comments.

August 28, 2002: Second draft of the EIR is turned into the County.

July 20,2001:  WE CLOSED ESCROW!!!  WE ARE NOW THE PROUD OWNERS OF 147.6 ACRES IN BEAUTIFUL RAMONA. See article in the North County times
July 2, 2001:  Received comments back from the County on our EIR.  We need to expand on a few studies.  EIR due back to the County August 16,2001 May 8, 2001:  We submitted our first draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR).  Sure are a lot of studies in this report. March 26, 2001:  We have lots of water!  Over 300 gallons per minute.  Had to stop drilling because water volume/pressure was too great.
March 22, 2001:  EIR almost complete.  Final Ground Water Study being completed.  New well is being drilled.
January 11, 2001:  A meeting  with the Horse Trails Subcommittee of the Ramona Community Planning Group was held onsite.  The subcommittee provided input on the publicly accessible equestrian trails planned for the project.  Their input is being incorporated into the design of the equestrian trails. October 5, 2000:  The project went before the Ramona Community Planning Group to obtain additional comments on the Notice of Preparation for the EIR.  The primary issues raised were concerns about groundwater, potential noise impacts of the project and how the project may affect rural character of the community. September 27, 2000: We received our approved Notice of Preparation for the EIR (Environmental Impact Report) on September 1 (21 days ahead of the County's timeline and one week ahead of our timeline).  All sub consultants have been retained.  Should have first draft EIR November  December.   County has us scheduled for our first draft EIR January 22, 01.  We will do our best to stay ahead of the County's timeline. We have a great team.  Contact us for details. 858-456-2449 August 3, 2000:  Still pushing  ahead.  See article in Ramona Sentinel. We will continue to do the things required to get the proper permits for our ultimate goal. June 1, 2000:  Tried to get additional comments regarding scoping letter form the Ramona Planning Group.  The same issues come up.  Water (we have plenty and we will have a valve to open if needed to purchase the water) and sound (noise level is way below the 55 decibels set by Ramona and the County).  A few residents have decided to take us up on our offer to fly to Imperial Lakes and hear for themselves.  Should be educational for all.  Lydia and I are moving forward.  Lots of $$$ and hard work.  Call us for details 858-456-2449. May 2, 2000:  Received Scoping Letter.  We are Continuing forward. April 26, 2000: We met with our County lead planner, Bill Stocks and five department heads. (Environmental, Noise,  Water, Streets and Land Use) We went over the scoping letter and discussed current studies, and additional studies required.  We were also given a feasible timeline for Final Map.  Appears we are on the right track.   April 25, 2000: We met with the Ramona Water District Board of Directors.  A motion was passed to refrain from any decision making regarding sewer annexation until the County grants Esquilago preliminary approval.  Click here to see article in Ramona Sentinel April 10, 2000:    County comes back with Scoping Letter asking for additional items/ reports. (They have asked for additional time as of 4/10) Promised by Fri. April 28, 2000. April 6, 2000:  Ramona Planning Group meeting went as expected.  We need to continue to educate and give back to the Neighbors.  Click here to see article in the Ramona Sentinel Newspaper. Click here to see article in the North County Times
The  family: David, Lydia, Stephanie & Kaden, seen posting the "Notice of Application". March 10, 2000 March 14, 2000: Well Draw down tests.
Dan  from East County Pump Service and Well Drilling.  Steve from Dudek and Associates plotting the data.
Lydia observing the draw down test.
March 10, 2000: We met with the County and SUBMITTED OUR TENTATIVE MAP.  They were very impressed with the package.     Special thanks to David Buchli; Civil Engineer, David Martz and Lydia Yetter; Developers, and Wayne Lewis; Map Folder.  It resulted in a great Tentative Map Application package.  Now we wait 30 days for the "Scoping letter" from the County. March 9, 2000: Received signed Service Letters from Ramona for Fire, Water, Sewer, and Schools. February 22, 2000: Biologists will be mapping all species of plants and animals per the request of the County. February 22, 2000:  Met with Ramona Water District (again) have plenty of water to sell us should we need it to keep the lakes filled.