Stop the Trucks: THERE IS NO DEAL!!!
"Paper Tiger, Toothless Dragon"
Contrary to recent press stories, there is NO deal in place between Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties regarding the ban of gravel truck traffic on Route 33 from the proposed Diamond Rock Mine in the Cuyama Valley and Ojai.
This alleged deal is nothing more than an attempt to undercut our opposition. What they seek to do is an example of the classic political maneuvers of the “Three D’s:” “Delay,” “Distract” and/or “Deny.” Do not be misled!
They seek to pull attention away from their latest (and substandard) EIR of May 2007 which we will not even dignify by calling it a “Final EIR.” There are logical holes in this EIR that a blind man could drive a fleet of gravel trucks through at night.
But more dangerously, the CUP that they dangle in front of us contains no verification of truck traffic. It is a “Paper Tiger, a Toothless Dragon.”
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, “Do not pass any laws you can not enforce because it only breeds disrespect for the law.”
Allowing self-monitoring of truck loads and drivers has already proven to be a disaster in Ventura County where a total failure of our own Planning Department to create CUP’s in 2001 and 2003 that have any verification or enforcement has left us with the 24/7 nightmare we now experience.
Do not be misled. There is no deal. The only way we will win this war is with your total support and dedication.
Attend the hearing in Santa Maria!!!
Wednesday, May 30th at 9:00am in the "Board of Supervisors Hearing Room",
511 E.Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA 93455.
The Diamond Rock final EIR is now available online at:
http://www.sbcountyplanning.org/projects/03CUP-00037/index.cfm
You can access this staff report at:
http://www.sbcountyplanning.org/boards/pc/cpc_documents.cfm?DocID=1967
To Donate Online go to: http://www.ojaichamber.org/pages/coc/stop.asp
Or Use our pledge form below:
STOP THE TRUCKS!!
The Stop the Trucks Coalition, comprised of concerned residents of the Ojai Valley, is committed to preventing gravel trucks from traveling to and from the mines up and down Highway 33 past our high school, hospital, the entry to Ojai, through Mira Monte, Oak View and Casitas Springs.
There could be as many as 400 round trips a day! The gravel trucks, which threaten the safety of our streets, the quality of our air, our tourist based economy, and in general our quality of life, must stop. We will use every legal means at our disposal to Stop the Trucks!!
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You can mail your completed form to:
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For more information, you may also visit us at the Ojai Post Truck Resource Page: http://www.ojaipost.com/stopthetrucks.shtml
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