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The mission of the Tierrasanta Community Council (TCC) is to enhance the interests, general welfare, and quality of life of the community of Tierrasanta.
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Tierrasanta - one of the first master planned communities in San Diego!
Tierrasanta was originally part of the Mission San Diego de Alcalá ranch,
which was active during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
1941 The U.S. military purchased the land in 1941 as Camp Elliott,
a Marine Corps training facility.
1944 The Marines moved out and the land was transferred to the Navy.
1946 Deactivated in 1946.
1961 The U.S. Government sold the area that is now Tierrasanta and a
portion of neighboring Mission Trails Regional Park to the City of San Diego.
1962 The Elliott Community Plan was issued to serve as a roadmap for development.
1971 Tierrasanta was founded.
1982 The current Tierrasanta community plan was issued, and included both the
currently developed area and much of what is now Mission Trails Regional Park.
By 1982 approximately one-half of the private residential area had been developed,
with the area called Tierrasanta Norte, in the northeastern part of town,
being one of the locations still to be developed.
1990's Tierrasanta has been fully built out since the early 1990s,
2000 Population reached 30,187 (ZIP code 92124).
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The mission of the Tierrasanta Community Council (TCC) is to promote and enhance the interests, general welfare, and quality of life of the community of Tierrasanta.
As the official, community elected, Planning Group for Tierrasanta under the City of San Diego Council Policy 600-24, the TCC will cooperatively work with the City throughout the planning process, assess the long range community goals and objectives, and make recommendations to various governmental agencies on land use matters.
As a California corporation under California General Non-Profit Corporation Law and as the only entity elected by the whole community, the TCC will represent the community as a liaison between various governmental and non-governmental agencies as well as community based organizations within and external to Tierrasanta, to preserve and enhance the quality of life of the people of Tierrasanta.
Approved 12/17/08
The elected Tierrasanta Community Council and Planning Group (TCC) is:
Responsible for community planning and advising the City of San Diego, as well as other government agencies on local issues.
Acts as the Community Council and takes positions on things that affect the Tierrasanta Community and the City of San Diego.
Supports numerous events in the community such as the Concert in the Park series, Patriot's Day Parade, and Oktoberfest.
818 acres of Tierrasanta Open Space qualifies this urban park as one of the 150 largest in the United States. Dedicated open space areas and landscaped medians are maintained by the Tierrasanta Maintenance Assessment District, which was established in 1972 and again approved by voters in 1997.
San Diego City Councilman Scott Sherman, District 7, is the elected council-member for Tierrasanta. In August 2011, the city of San Diego's redistricting commission voted to change the boundaries of district 7, and in 2012 D7 had a new council-member representing Tierrasanta and neighboring communities of Navajo, Serra Mesa, Mission Valley and Linda Vista.
Chris Shamoon, President
Ingrid Cornax, Vice President
Dawn Nielsen, Treasurer
Briana Taylor, Secretary
Area 1
(Vista Grande Villa Monserate Park)
Ingrid Cornax
John Adair
Michael Ferrell
Area 2
(Tierrasanta Elementary, Farb, Roadrunner Park)
Rich Thesing
Dawn Nielsen
Mary Saxton
Area 3
(Kumeyaay Elementary, Villa Norte Park)
Jennifer Cochrane-Schultz
Bob Lang
Rebecca Schacher
Area 4
(Bound by Rueda, Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Tierrasanta Blvd, and Mission Trails)
Lisa Leonard
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Area 5
(Murphy Canyon)
Kelly Kolterman-Brown
Briana Taylor
Position OPEN
Village Mission Valley
Carol Kelley
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Chris Shamoon
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An Amazing Tierrasanta Event & Parade for 37 years.
If you would like to support this amazing event
contact Hani Shatila at (858) 268-4184 or
email at: drhani09@gmail.com
All net proceeds support Tierrasanta/Murphy Canyon Youth & Community Projects
When: Saturday, May 17th
Where: Tierrasanta
Time: 10 am (parade starts)
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