Sounds like a good meeting to go to. Fortunately, I'm heading up to ride Northstar and Downyville on Thursday and won't be able to make it.

Well, guess you miss the cookies!

At first I was going to say your job's hours suck but then I reconsidered..

You get your mornings free? If so, I am jealous.

Here is the brief summation of last night....
.....Wildlife departments are meeting to re-evaluate their strategy and (allegedly) listen to public input. I will give dates and locations once I get solid information. This meeting will be critical to attempt to secure that evasive east/west connector we want and need so desperately.

There is a property owned by a church in the north/west section of the DMM ... do you really want a 7 story office building on the mesa overlooking tunnel 1 and 2?

Here is the brief summation of last night.

DMM plan is closer but still a ways away. The long awaited Arch report has been submitted. The city is now working to analyze it, and release it (edited for site protection) to the public. This is anticipated to be done at the end of the year.

The ranger’s hands are tied with the current enforcement. Wildlife officers have the jurisdiction and authority to enforce any and all open lands in CA. That is just what is going on now. Until the DMM plan is complete, they will continue to be there gleefully handing out 400+ tickets. BTW, if you run, it is now a misdemeanor where prior was just trespassing.

There is a meeting in December we need lots of folks to know about and attend. The really short version is the Wildlife departments are meeting to re-evaluate their strategy and (allegedly) listen to public input. I will give dates and locations once I get solid information. This meeting will be critical to attempt to secure that evasive east/west connector we want and need so desperately.

There is a property owned by a church in the north/west section of the DMM that is no longer wanted by them. As a result they are attempting to sell it. The property is directly across from the Intuit buildings on the south side of Tunnel 1. There is a business interested in the property and they want to build office on the same scale as the Intuit building. The entire CAC board agreed that we should pursue annexation of the property. Just think, if we can use that land as mitigation for other affected lands (read tunnels) this would be a huge deal. Even if we can't, do you really want a 7 story office building on the mesa overlooking tunnel 1 and 2? Again, I will see what information I can get about contacts (at work now) and post them up. This is land that must/needs to come under the control of the Preserve and wrestled away from the developers.

Questions? Post them and I will see what I can find out for you. I will post all the details as I get them.

Matt