The Menifee City Council members and residents celebrated the city’s 15th year anniversary, enjoying a birthday cake and soft drinks before their regular Wednesday, Oct. 4, meeting, centered on Menifee Police Department’s yearly use of military equipment and making community surveys.Menifee became an incorporated city Oct. 1, 2008, with just over 36,000 residents, including Menifee Lakes, Sun City, Quail Valley, Audie Murphy Ranch and Romoland within 50 square miles of southwest Riverside County. In the 15 years of cityhood, Menifee has grown to a population topping 105,000, its own police department, college campuses, hundreds of businesses and many commercial and industrial enterprises. It is ranked one of the safest and fastest-growing cities in California.Mayor Bill Zimmerm
