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News Join WiLDCOAST at the Coastal Commission Hearing
Come join WilDCOAST at the Coastal Commission hearing over the toll road project. The California Coastal Commission is having a meeting on the issue on February 6 and they need to hear from you!
by Serge Dedina
26/01/2008:// What: California Coastal Commission hearing
When: Feb 6, 2008 9 am
Where: 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd Wyland Hall Dell Mar Fairgrounds Del Mar, CA 92014
WiLDCOAST encourages everyone interested in preserving San Onofre to join us at Coastal Commission hearing. Please contact us for car-pooling information.
San Onofre is the 5th most visited California State Park and nationally recognized for its recreational opportunities, however the toll road proposal from the Transportation Corridor Agency threatens the park's preservation by cutting across 4 miles of San Onofre.
The "Foothill Toll Road" project would eliminate 60% of the park and replace it with a six- lane toll road intended to ease traffic flows on interstate 5. Studies show that this massive development project will have irreversible impacts on local endangered species, recreational opportunities and water quality. The surf break at Trestles Beach could also be seriously threatened.
Beach pollution in San Diego County has reduced the number of viable recreational areas and it is of vital importance to protect and preserve the areas that are still intact and safe for the community.
WiLDCOAST with the partnership of key community members has collected 100 handwritten letters expressing opposition to the toll road. Please express your opposition to the planned toll road by writing to Coastal Commissioner and San Diego City Councilman Ben Hueso.
In your letter please include the following:
1. Please tell Councilman Hueso that you are opposed to the toll road.
2. Choose two of the below points and include them in your letter:
• San Onofre State Park is an important recreational resource for camping, surfing, and being outdoors. • In South San Diego we have a lack of parks and healthy recreational opportunities. Our closest beaches are some of the most polluted in the country (parts of Imperial Beach were closed for almost 200 days last year)- San Onofre State Park offers a healthy, affordable park and beach for families to visit. • Our families need affordable access to parks not freeways! • The toll road will run directly through San Onofre State Park. This 2028 acre park the 5th most visited park in the California State Parks system. • The San Mateo Creek Watershed is one of the last large coastal open spaces in Southern California. The toll road will forever change the last coastal wilderness accessible to working class families in south San Diego.
3. Be sure to sign the letter. Write your name and address on the back of the letter.
Here is a basic template:
Councilman Ben Hueso City Administration Bldg. 202 "C" Street, 10th Floor San Diego, CA 92101
(date)
Dear Councilman Hueso,
I am writing you this letter to express my opposition to the proposed toll road that may run directly through San Onofre State Park.
Place your two included points here.
I hope that as a member of the California State coastal commission and our elected city councilman you will oppose the above mentioned toll road and keep San Onofre State Park accessible to all Californians.
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