Protecting Coastal Watersheds Workshop August 25, 2012

Saturday, 8/25, 10-1, at Cypress Meadows in Moss Beach.

Our Midcoast shoreline from Montara to Pillar Point is a state-designated Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS). The workshop is part of Fitzgerald ASBS Pollution Reduction Program.  The Midcoast watershed is a designated Critical Coastal Area and we who live here affect what pollutants run downhill into our creeks, storm drains and ocean. The workshop will inform residents, contractors, and builders.  Topics covered will be rain gardens & bioswales, pervious pavements, irrigation & pesticide use, rainwater harvesting & gray-water reuse, and permits & requirements. See MCC Watershed Page for related info. 

Big Wave Project denied by Coastal Commission

Today the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to deny the Big Wave Project.  They were supportive of the need for the Wellness Center, but the developer had tied the Wellness Center to the massive Office Park. The Commissioners job was a land use decision and the project did not comply with many policies of the LCP.

UPDATE:  Video of Coastal Commissioners’ response is here.

Local Coastal Program (LCP) update approved by Coastal Commission

California Coastal Commission voted unanimously today to approve the County's LCP update.  The new LCP will take effect in 30 days.

MCC August 8 regular meeting is cancelled

Due to the anticipated absence of a quorum, the 8/8/12 MCC regular meeting is cancelled.

Tour the Half Moon Bay Airport

Want an up-close look at the airport? Airport Operations Duty Manager Jim Wadleigh will lead the tour, showing how the airfield lighting works, how aircraft operate on the field, aircraft refueling, navigational aids, runway inspection, taxiways designation, a look at different hangars, perimeter gates and fencing, services offered to the flying public, etc.  Contact Lisa Ketcham if you’re interested – date/time to be arranged. 

View Jim’s presentation on the HMB Airport Layout Plan update that is underway and should be completed in 2013.