Comment on Amendment EIR for Traffic Light at Terrace and Hwy 1 August 3, 2006

Jerry Steinberg — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:52:49 GMT

HMB City Operational Issues

On August 3,2006 the HMB Plannung Dept issued this amendment to the "Affected Agencies Via Certified Mail"
...this is more than a YEAR after the agencies were asked for comments on the "Unamended" EIR and the consulting firm has been working on gathering data for the "Unamended" EIR!

This amendment states "The project would also include... amendments to the City's Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and General Plan Circulation Element would reflect the City's long-range policies and objectives with respect to the roadways in the project vicinity, and ensure that the project approval is consistent with the Land Use Plan and Circulation Element.

Questions:

1. Since the City's Circulation Element is a document in which the "CITY" is studied in "total", must a separate EIR studying the total city (or better ALL of the coastside) be done before the proposed stoplight at Terrace and Highway 1 even be considered?
2. Who pays the $500,000+ for the study?
3. 2000+ citizens have publically indicated by signing a petition that they do not want a stop light at Terrace and Highway 1. The present City Council has stressed the desire for the involvement of the public on issues of "Quality of Life" on the coastside.
4. After reading/participating in months of discussions on the Coastsider.com it would appear unclear as to how the "Circulation Element" "reflect(s) the City's long-range policies and objectives with respect to the roadways in the project vicinity (includes Hwys 1 and 92?) and ensure that the project approval is consistent with the Land Use Plan and Circulation Element.
Wow...it sure doesn't seem that there is any agreement yet on long range planning.

Jerry Steinberg

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Comment on Amendment EIR for Traffic Light at Terrace and Hwy 1 August 3, 2006