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Winter 1998 Watershed Newsletter, Cambria Land Trust
Winter 1998 Watershed Newsletter, Cambria Land Trust
(JPDATE. . HEARSTRESORT OPPOSITIOIV . North CoastAlliance: Coalitionto SaveCambria & SanSimeon "Save
Lawsuits challenge counQt'sapproval of documentsthat would permit massivedevelopmentsby Hearst, East WestRanch, in violation of state laws
The Coalition to Save Cambria and San Simeon has filed t'wo lawsuits against SanLuis Obispo County basedon the Board ofSupervisorsapprovalofchangesto the North Coast Area Plan. The County used an Environmental Impact Report "addenda" to report on the impacts the deVelopmentwill have on our area, @IR) rather than examining a full EIR. Both lawsuits chargethatthese changesare in clearviolation ofmultiple sections
Scheduleof the Coast" Hearst Resort Protest Plans Jan. 15 Coastal Commission Hearing in SLO for
The North Coast Alliance was formed in July, 1997 - the result of demandsby Cambria community members for an advocacy group dedicated to the education of concemed citizens who wish to "Save the Coast" - particularly from advancing developmental corporations such as Hearst and East West Ranch. A SteeringComrnittee with representatives from sevendifferent groups (Cambria Forum,EnvironmentalCenterofSanluisObispoCounty,FriendsoftheRanchland, Greenspaoe,Life On Planet Earth, Save Agriculture Committee and The Siena Club) was established. By late August other groups joined. At this printing, The Alliance now has approximately 30+ groups participating, with a collective membership of 5000+. Some Alliance accomplishments so far: .Organized letter writing campaign to get the Coastal Commission Hearing moved from Nov. in Agoura Hills to Jan. 15 in San Luis Obispo (at the Embassy Suites Hotel). .Conhacted with the Environmental Defense Center (of Santa Barbara)forpresentationsbefore CoastalCommissionHearinginJanuary.Also the securingbiologic, geophysical, traffrc, water, pollution and other studies for expert witness testimonies at the printed hearing..Organized, z and funded fundraising mailings to the public for the z above listed presentations..Set up speaking F engagementscomplete with panels at local area radio z stations, council meetings, F League of Women Voters, WHAT WILL FUTUREGENERATIONSSEEHERE? - HearstCorp.plansto build Chamber of Commerce Q j a 250-roomhotel,restaurant,shopsand 27-holegolf courseon pristine SanSimeon meetings,environmentaland Poinl which the SierraClub hascalled"the Yosemite the CaliforniaCoast."What various com-munity group z of I happens herewill determine whethertheremainingunspoiled coast preserved the is for meet-ings..Organized and people enjoyor allowedto develop to like SouthernCalifornia. participated in first fundof the Califomia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), StateGeneral Plan law and raising event, with another the Califomia CoastalAct. scheduled for the first Issues addressedin the Coalition's lawsuits are based on the failwe of the weekend in January..Set up County's EIR to account for impact of the developments on: information tables at local . Population Growth: The Hearst and East West Ranch developments and the events, including Farmer's population growth they will contribute are not included in the EIR. Nor are the Markets in the county.. impacts that growth will have on the North Coast discussed.The entire discussion Developed and sold "Save in the EIR about how the projects will induce growth is less than halfa page. Coast" bumper . Bumper-to-Bumper TraIIic: In terms of the unavoidable ha{Iic that these the stickers..Established data a developmentswill cause,the EIR statesthat we will have frequent times ofbumperbase of over 7,000 names to-bumper haffrc between Cambria and Cayucos. This is after all mitigation measuresincluding widening parts of Highway I have been taken and several stop and completed fundraising lights have been installed. mailings..Developed, . Water: While the EIR concludes that the lack of water for new developmentsis distributedand did followup a significant and unavoidable impact, there is no analysis of the water impacts of presskits senttoprintandbroadcastnews media,andto govemmentalagencies and these massive developments. influentialpersonalities..Developed"BurmaShave-type" signage,placedonCuesta . Public Services: Impact of Hearst and East West on the area's ability to provide Grade and Highway One. police, fire, school and wastewater services has been omitted from the EIR. All of the foregoing - with one goal in mind - "Save the Coast" The SLO County General Plan specifically prohibits: large scaleresorts in rural PleasemarkThurs.,Jan. 15yourcalendartoattendtheCoastalCommission areas, new leapfrog resort development and visitor serving uses that exceed resource capacities or that cause unavoidable adverse impacts. Despite this, The Hearing atthe Embassy SuitesHotel, San Luis Obispo.The foremost,imminent North Coast Area Plan EIR passedin June illegally authorizes development plans goal of The Alliance is to get more than 2,000 people to this hearing. Pleaseplan to be there and be counted! that include all ofthese land uses. Transportation to the hearing is being organized. For more information on how Theseareonly someofthe many illegalities andviolations ofexistingordinances addressedin the Coalition's lawsuits. For a more complete sunmary of these you can be involved in The Alliance's efforts to "Save the Coasf' call927-5413 or lawsuits contactThe Coalition at927-7530. 544-1777.
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Greenspace openedescrow on al2-acre parcel in the StrawberryCanyon has sectionof Lodge Hill as part of a precedent-setting joint project with cambria's Parks,Recreationand Open SpaceCommission @ROS). A grant application to finance the bulk of the purchase price was submitted by PRos Dec. 8. If the grant is awardedin April, Greenspace be requiredto raisl will funds1o complete the purchase.ln 1997, Greenspace was successfulin raising $1 17000 to purchasean adjacent4-acreparcel.Easements will allow Greenspaci and PROS to createa public nature trail through the two parcels and, eventually, all the way to the ocean. Cambria attomey Bill Raver has donated many hours of pro bono time to the projectand was instrumentalin working out the complexitiesbfthe purchase. This purchase the_first is exampleof PROS creatinga projectjointly with a communitybased nonprofit group such as Greenspace.It is expected to serve as a model ftor fu ture community projects.
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