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Fwd: CGF News Alert: MROSD expansion approved!
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Patty Ciesla
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Apr 08, 2004 17:07 PDT
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| | Dear Friends,
Great news: yesterday afternoon, the San Mateo County Local Agency
Formation Commission (LAFCo), the agency charged with approving boundary
changes for any special districts, voted overwhelmingly to approve
expansion of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) to the
San Mateo County Coast. This is a huge victory for environmental
protection and sound management of our agricultural and natural resources
on the Coast!
A HUGE thanks to the many of you who spoke up at hearings, wrote letters,
and sent postcards and emails in support of the protection of coastal
agriculture and accessible open space on the coastside. Support for this
project has been overwhelmingly positive, and it was particularly
wonderful to see and hear from so many people who agree that expanding the
District's boundaries is the best way we have to ensure long-term
protection of our precious coastal resources.
What's next?
LAFCo's approval sets the stage for the extension of District boundaries
to include some 140,000 acres west of Skyline. The addition of this
region to the District will allow MROSD to purchase and manage lands in
this area and create public open space preserves on the Coast.
While the expansion of MROSD's boundaries has been widely supported by
thousands of citizens, community leaders, organizations and businesses,
those who oppose it may take the step of protesting the LAFCo board's
decision. To protest this vote, they will likely be collecting signatures
on petitions that could drive this issue to the ballot -- or, if they
collect enough signatures, even overturn the Commission's vote. We will
be working hard to defeat this campaign, and will keep you informed as
things develop.
Thanks to LAFCo board and staff
The public process leading up to todays vote has been extraordinary. The
Commission's 6-1 vote to allow the expansion concludes several years of
study and public input, significant planning by District staff and board,
and months of hearings. The San Mateo County LAFCo alone has heard nearly
200 citizens speak up at public meetings. The resulting approval
documents reflect revisions made after careful consideration of this
public input.
We invite you to write to the LAFCo Commissioners and thank them for their
patience and careful consideration of this proposal. The Commission
demonstrated extraordinary patience with this matter, scheduled additional
meetings to accommodate those who wanted to speak, and in consideration of
that public input, amended the terms of the proposal. Please take a
minute to thank the Commissioners and the LAFCo staff for their hard work:
San Mateo LAFCo Commissioners
Duane Bay, Iris Gallagher, Rich Gordon, Jerry Hill, Howard Jones,
Marguerite Kaufman, and Sepi Richardson
c/o Martha Poyatos, Executive Officer
455 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063
Fax (650) 363-4849
mpoy-@co.sanmateo.ca.us
Please send copies of your correspondence to our office
(in-@GreenFoothills.org; fax 650-968-8431) to help us track the efficacy
of our efforts.
Thanks for speaking up for coastal open space. Your voice does make a
difference!
The folks at Committee for Green Foothills
________________________________________________
Committee for Green Foothills
3921 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone (650) 968-7243 Fax (650) 968-8431
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<blockquote type=cite cite>Dear Friends,<br>
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Great news: yesterday afternoon, the San Mateo County Local Agency
Formation Commission (LAFCo), the agency charged with approving boundary
changes for any special districts, voted overwhelmingly to approve
expansion of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) to the
San Mateo County Coast. This is a huge victory for environmental
protection and sound management of our agricultural and natural resources
on the Coast!<br>
<br>
A HUGE thanks to the many of you who spoke up at hearings, wrote letters,
and sent postcards and emails in support of the protection of coastal
agriculture and accessible open space on the coastside. Support for
this project has been overwhelmingly positive, and it was particularly
wonderful to see and hear from so many people who agree that expanding
the District's boundaries is the best way we have to ensure long-term
protection of our precious coastal resources.<br>
<br>
What's next?<br>
LAFCo's approval sets the stage for the extension of District boundaries
to include some 140,000 acres west of Skyline. The addition of this
region to the District will allow MROSD to purchase and manage lands in
this area and create public open space preserves on the Coast.
<br>
<br>
While the expansion of MROSD's boundaries has been widely supported by
thousands of citizens, community leaders, organizations and businesses,
those who oppose it may take the step of protesting the LAFCo board's
decision. To protest this vote, they will likely be collecting
signatures on petitions that could drive this issue to the ballot -- or,
if they collect enough signatures, even overturn the Commission's
vote. We will be working hard to defeat this campaign, and will
keep you informed as things develop.<br>
<br>
Thanks to LAFCo board and staff<br>
The public process leading up to todays vote has been
extraordinary. The Commission's 6-1 vote to allow the expansion
concludes several years of study and public input, significant planning
by District staff and board, and months of hearings. The San Mateo
County LAFCo alone has heard nearly 200 citizens speak up at public
meetings. The resulting approval documents reflect revisions made
after careful consideration of this public input.<br>
<br>
We invite you to write to the LAFCo Commissioners and thank them for
their patience and careful consideration of this proposal. The
Commission demonstrated extraordinary patience with this matter,
scheduled additional meetings to accommodate those who wanted to speak,
and in consideration of that public input, amended the terms of the
proposal. Please take a minute to thank the Commissioners and the
LAFCo staff for their hard work:<br>
<br>
<u>San Mateo LAFCo Commissioners<br>
</u>Duane Bay, Iris Gallagher, Rich Gordon, Jerry Hill, Howard Jones,
Marguerite Kaufman, and Sepi Richardson<br>
c/o Martha Poyatos, Executive Officer<br>
455 County Center<br>
Redwood City, CA 94063<br>
Fax (650) 363-4849<br>
mpoy-@co.sanmateo.ca.us<br>
<br>
Please send copies of your correspondence to our office
(in-@GreenFoothills.org; fax 650-968-8431) to help us track the efficacy
of our efforts.<br>
<br>
Thanks for speaking up for coastal open space. Your voice does make
a difference!<br>
<br>
The folks at Committee for Green Foothills<br>
<br>
________________________________________________<br>
<font color="#008000">Committee for Green Foothills<br>
3921 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303<br>
Phone (650) 968-7243 Fax (650) 968-8431
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