Stop the Trucks; Update of February 9th
The response period for the EIR is now closed.
I want to personally thank the hundreds of concerned citizens of the region who took the time to write letters to Gary Kaiser. They have already had an impact!
According to a news story in the Pacific Coast Business Times, a final draft of the EIR will be completed by the end of the month. Your letters will be included according to a conversation I've had with Gary Kaiser. The Santa Barbara County Planning Comission will review and decide on the merits of the EIR at their April Meeting. If approved there are a number of other, smaller regulatory issues that must be dealt with. If everything passes approval, the whole issue is expected to go to the Santa Barbara County Supervisors in late summer or the fall.
Our "Stop the Trucks" committee, which has so far been an infomal collection of concerned citizens, will be meeting at the end of February for an open "brainstorming" meeting.
The purpose of this meeting is to examine where we as a community stand right now; what the major options are; what course(s) of action might be available to us; which we might take next; how we might organize ourselves; and who is going to do what.
The meeting is not meant to be an open community session ala the meeting at Chaparral, but rather a free flowing brainstorm session by people willing to be active leaders as we move ahead.
If you are interested in attending this session and have not already been invited, please email me at smythe@ojai.net and provide me with all of your contact information.
Space is lmited and our effectiveness will be limited if we have too many people at this meeting. Please only response if you are truly serious about being an active leader or participant or have special knowledge or insight that is invaluable.
In any event, regardless of what choices are involved and what paths are taken, there will be a lot for everyone in this community to do in the future, so please stay tuned for updates.
This battle is very far from over and will take some time to win. But win we will.
At the moment there are four tracks to follow here.
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Comments (1)
Howard - The torch you are carrying is a vital one. You have the appreciation of myself, the residents of Ojai and future generations.
I've added this post to the archived Stop The Trucks resource page.
Comment #1 Posted by: Tyler | February 9, 2007 09:48 AM