LCP

“The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of the LCP” by Ken Sund

Dear Supervisors and county planners- My family has owned first and second homes on the Russian River since the early 1950s when our region was known as the Redwood Empire. The pressures of tourism, wineries and urban growth has reached the peak carrying capacity of the Sonoma Coast. We can’t accommodate more traffic, more water …

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Richard Charter Senior Fellow, The Ocean Foundation on the Coastal Plan

From Richard Charter, Senior Fellow The Ocean Foundation on the proposed LCP September 28, 2015 Permit & Resource Management Department County of Sonoma 2550 Ventura Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Attention: Lisa Posternak Submitted via email at: PRMD-LCP-Update@sonoma-county.org Re: Comments on the draft proposed Sonoma County Local Coastal Plan (LCP). Dear Ms. Posternak: Thank you …

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Sebastopol Water Information Group (SWiG) Letter to County on the Water Element of the Coastal Plan by Jane Neilson, Ph.D., geologist

This letter presents comments from the Sebastopol Water Information Group (SWiG) in response to PRMD’s Draft Update for the Sonoma County Local Coastal Program (LCP). SWiG is a group of west Sonoma County residents and well owners who have hydrological and geological expertise. SWiG collects accurate scientific information on water supplies, water quality, land use …

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Ernie Carpenter’s Letter to Supervisors on the proposed Coastal Plan

Sonoma County Supervisors Plan to Homogenize the Sonoma Coast September 22, 2015 The Planning and Resource Management Department has adopted Dr. Seuss as the perfect planning role model. The colorful character, Seuss, is famous for bright colors and talks in riddles. Only this adaption is not so funny and not so bright. It is actually …

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