February
2005HACIENDA VIEJA PROJECTThe
appeal on the Hacienda Vieja Project was heard by the Board of Supervisors on
15 February. Unfortunately, we did not prevail. The final vote was 4-1 against
the appeal, with Second District Supervisor Susan Rose presenting passionate arguments
for this project being the place we "draw the line in the sand" on impacts
to More Mesa. There were some very bright spots. | More
Mesa supporters made quite a presence in the hearing room. Twenty people showed
up to argue in favor of the appeal. Their statements were well thought out and
eloquently stated. | | The
hearing was covered in three newspapers, with the Valley Voice according supportive
front page coverage, as well as an editorial, both in the same issue. |
The
Board of the More Mesa Preservation Coalition has been polled, and we have voted
to take this issue to the Coastal Commission. We will keep you posted as soon
as we have more information. NEWSLETTERMost
of you are familiar with the More Mesa pamphlet MMPC published in 2002. Its contents
are hosted on this web site. "Issue 2", a Newsletter update on conditions,
on and around, More Mesa and the activities of the MMPC, is about to be distributed
to the community. All More Mesa supporters who have signed onto our More Mesa
list with a mailing address, will be receiving this publication in the next few
weeks. If you are not on our list, but would like to receive a copy, please contact
us moremesa@mindspring.com.
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