Posts tagged as:

stop the trucks

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.),…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

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…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

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…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Stop The Trucks: Did Caltrans Defy Ventura County Regulators by helping Ojai Quarry Regrade Dangerous Slopes at Taxpayer Expense?

by Howard Smith November 3, 2011

THE OJAI (MOSLER) QUARRY, VENTURA COUNTY GOVERNMENT &
THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

In Reversal – County Admits Using Mosler Rock
Under pressure from Ojai’s Stop the Trucks! Coalition (“Coalition”) – Ventura County Deputy CEO Matt Carroll did an about-face and formally acknowledged what had already been well-known:  That several different Ventura County…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

STOP THE TRUCKS: Mosler Quarry Issued Notice to Cease Operations:

by Howard Smith October 28, 2011

Quarry Violates Permit by using a Non-permitted Rock Crusher in June 2011

Supervisor Steve Bennett’s office sent out the following note this week:

The County Planning Division has issued the Mosler Ojai Quarry operator a notice to cease operations, and has issued a notice of a permit revocation hearing.  The notice…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Stop the Trucks: Join the “I AGREE” Campaign!

by Howard Smith July 17, 2011

Join the “I AGREE” Campaign to make Maricopa Highway safer by removing over-sized gypsum haulers from Route 33!

Uable to navigate the curves on Rt 33, another Gypsum Truck slides off the road

Unable to navigate the curves on Rt 33, another Gypsum Truck slides off the road

The lawyers representing the Ojai “Stop the Trucks” Coalition sent the following letter to Kim Prillhart, the Director of the Ventura…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Stop The Trucks: pushes for a safer Route 33, Maricopa Highway

by Howard Smith July 15, 2011

Oversized Gypsum Truck slides off of Maricopa Highway

Oversized Gypsum Truck slides off of Maricopa Highway

Today, the lawyers representing the Ojai “Stop the Trucks” Coalition sent the following letter to Kim Prillhart, the Director of the Ventura County Planning Division in an attempt to limit the potential for danger on Maricopa Highway by oversized trucks making up to…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Stop The Trucks: Mosler (Ojai) Quarry drops appeal of violations

by Howard Smith April 7, 2011

ojai quarry entrance clearing

It’s another little victory for the citizens of the Ojai Valley and one the Coalition will monitor closely…

This announcement came from Daniel Klemann of the Ventura County Planning Division:
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Daniel Klemann <Daniel.Klemann@ventura.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:37 AM
Subject: Update on the Mosler Rock-Ojai Quarry

Good Morning:

I just…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Stop The Trucks: Route 33 Safety Legislation Proposal Heads to Sacramento!

by Howard Smith January 14, 2011

Picture8a
From: Steve Offerman <Steve.Offerman@ventura.org>
Date: Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: Caltrans & Assembly Bill

The bill language that we’ve submitted to legislators and the County lobbyist is attached.  It’s basically an adaptation of AB 1360 of 2009.  We would expect some fine tuning of the text as…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Stop The Trucks: Ozena Surrenders; Their “Conditional Use Permit” Has Expired

by Howard Smith November 29, 2010

After Four Years of Legal Battles, Ozena has been stopped.

After Four Years of Legal Battles, Ozena has been stopped.

Although issues still remain with three other mines in Santa Barbara County, the Cuyama Valley and here in Ojai, the four year long battle to stop the Ozena Valley Gravel Mine from flooding Ojai with upwards of 200 double hopper gravel…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →