Super blossom. Poppy-palooza. Poppy apocalypse. Poppy mania. Whatever you call it, the explosion of flowers is drawing big crowds but also causing problems.
Anticipating this year’s super bloom, Lake Elsinore officials began planning two months ago how to welcome visitors and alleviate traffic congestion, including opening two lots for parking at Walker Canyon. But the blooms ended up being far better — or worse, depending on how you view it — than the super bloom of 2017, which wasManos and many other Lake Elsinore city staff members worked shifts on Sunday directing cars and crowds after residents complained that traffic was getting out of hand.
But with each new weekend, more problems arose: snake bites, twisted ankles, heat exhaustion and a growing number of angry locals. “Residents aren’t being considered at all,” said Micah Council, 35, who was forced to turn around at Lake Street, two minutes from her home, and drive for 45 minutes on an alternate route.Council said she felt the city was more interested in making revenue from visitors than accommodating its own residents. She canceled all her weekend plans and went out only once — to Target.
“It has been a mess, but this weekend was just unreal. This weekend was something I’ve never seen before,” she said.
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