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Stop The Trucks: State deals business blow to Ojai Quarry

by Howard Smith January 10, 2012

Read excerpts from Tony Biasotti’s new article in the Ventura County Star that appeared in Tuesday’s online edition:

“While Ojai Quarry owner Larry Mosler waits to see whether the county will revoke his mining permit, he got bad news from the state: His mine has been barred from supplying material for…

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Stop The Trucks: Two Breaking News Events: Mosler Delisted & Santa Barbara County Ready to stop the trucks

by Howard Smith January 7, 2012

Two new major breaking news stories have taken place this week as can be see from the emails below. The first is from Steve Offerman in Supervisor Bennett’s office and the second is from Gary Kaiser at the Santa Barbara Planning Department:

1)   When the Ventura County Planning…

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Stop The Trucks: From Supervisor Bennett – Truck Legislatio​n Support Needed

by Howard Smith December 22, 2011

Dear Ojai Valley Resident:

Earlier this year, Assemblymember Das Williams introduced a bill to restrict truck size on the mountainous segment of Highway 33. This bill, AB 538, would limit single-trailer trucks to 30 feet in length between Camino Cielo Road and the Santa Barbara County line.

In doing so, it would…

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Santa Barbara Stops the Trucks! What about Ventura County on Thursday?

by Howard Smith December 13, 2011

But the struggle is not over!

Tuesday, a vote by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors put an END to Gravel Trucking on Route 33, Maricopa Highway, from the Cuyama Valley through Ojai to Oxnard and beyond!!!

This vote marks an end to one phase of our Five Year battle to…

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Stop The Trucks: Who REALLY owns the Ojai Rock Quarry?

by Howard Smith December 11, 2011

FOLLOW THE MONEY

Pro-Quarry forces have made much of the claim in recent days that the Ojai Quarry is a “Mom & Pop” operation that has been around forever.

True or False?

You be the judge — Especially after you see the Deeds of Trust below:

Our Cyber-Sleuth (aka the real Girl with the…

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Stop The Trucks: *Ojai Quarry Revocation Hearing Set for Thursday, December 15th

by Howard Smith December 5, 2011

The Ventura County sent out the following Notice below for a hearing before the Planning Commission. 

We urge you all to attend and SUPPORT the Planning Division’s move to revoke the C.U.P. for the Ojai Quarry.  

The hearing is expect to last most of the morning, if not…

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Stop The Trucks: County Aiding and Abetting the Delinquency of a Miner

by Howard Smith November 27, 2011

Rock Haulers similar to this one flooded the Ojai Valley Thanksgiving week

Even as the State of California issues a “30 Day Notice to Delist” the Mosler Rock Ojai Quarry as an acceptable supplier to government agencies and the Ventura County Planning Department files a “Notice of Revocation” of the quarry’s Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P.), another County…

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Stop the Trucks: County Continues Aiding and Abetting the Delinquency of a Miner

by Howard Smith November 25, 2011

Rock Haulers like this one from DMT Trucking flooded the Ojai Valley Thanksgiving week

Even as the State of California issues a “30 Day Notice to Delist” the Mosler Rock Ojai Quarry as an acceptable supplier to government agencies and the Ventura County Planning Department files a “Notice of Revocation” of the quarry’s Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P.),…

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Stop The Trucks: NY Times lists Ojai Quarry & Golden State Water as top violators of Clean Water Act in Ojai Valley

by Howard Smith November 18, 2011

Ojai Rock Quarry Fill in North Fork Matilija Creek 4-4-10

The New York Times lists the Mosler Rock Ojai Quarry, with 4 violations, and Golden State Water with 34 violations as the top “toxic waters / polluters” in the Ojai Valley as part of a national review of compliance with the…

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STOP THE TRUCKS: Ojai Quarry’s History of Violations Demands Closure

by Howard Smith November 5, 2011

For years, the Coalition registered complaints with Ventura County about the Quarry’s regulatory non-compliance and serious safety violations.

Recently Ventura County officials  informed the Ojai Stop the Trucks! Coalition that the Mosler Rock Ojai Quarry’s numerous regulatory violations render it ineligible for inclusion in the state’s AB 3098 approved vendors…

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