Participants needed as Gaviota Plan reaches final stages with Planning Commission

 

Representatives of the Gaviota Coast Conservancy, Naples Coalition, and the Environmental Defense Center will be making a shared 20 minute presentation at the Planning Commission on issues of primary importance to the Gaviota Coast Plan. This plan is nearing completion and this is the opportunity for the community to express its support for important changes to the plan.

The meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 4th at the County Administration building at the corner of Anacapa and Anapamu in the Planning Commission Hearing Room on the ground floor. We will begin the presentation about 10:00, but if you can arrive about 9:45 we can orient you to the process. The Planning Commission has a full schedule that day, so verbal comments from the public should be very brief. We may need a few attendees to give us speaking time to secure the right for the 20 minute presentation.

We will be addressing numerous issues;

·       trails,

·       incentives,

·       the definition of environmentally sensitive habitat and its mapping and protection,

·       house size,

·       Williamson Act consistency (don’t dilute the protection of agricultural land),

·       and various technical issues.

If you have any written comments on these subjects state them simply and direct them to dvillalo@co.santa-barbara.ca.us

It will be very helpful if our community is well represented; this is our best opportunity to make a show of support for a robust plan that preserves the Gaviota Coast.

Your presence can make an impact!

If you have any questions, please call Janet Koed at 683-6631.

Thursday, 9/5 is our First Thursday fundraising event at Casa de la Guerra from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. The event is FREE. Sale of beer, wine, art & raffle tickets support the work we do to keep The Coast clear.

 
(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
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