By Bob Cuddy -- A proposal that could nearly double the size of San Miguel by creating a de facto community northwest of the North County town will face the scrutiny of county supervisors Tuesday.Developer Brent Grizzle’s San Miguel Ranch, already rejected by the Planning Commission, called for a commercial center and 389 homes — 318 of them single-family dwellings — on 550 acres.Grizzle appealed the commission’s action to the Board of Supervisors. Since then he has decreased the acreage from 550 to 205, and also altered his proposal by all but eliminating the commercial center.

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