Palomar Mountain residents can return

Nine days after being evacuated, residents of Palomar Mountain are now being allowed to return home.

Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Chief George Lucia said as of 9 a.m. today residents and people connected to businesses on the mountain can pass through road blocks if they show proper identification.

Four large Dumpsters have been placed in the community where people can dispose of spoiled food, he said.

Palomar Mountain is home to about 200 permanent residents.

--J. Harry Jones, staff writer