FW: 📢 Surfrider Action Alert: We have an agreement to close the sand mine!

[Catherine Crockett]

Great news!   It was reported this week that the Coastal Commission is set to consider a settlement proposal with Cemex - avoiding years of legal battles.  If approved, the settlement would halt sand mining in three years, would restore the land, and protect the property in perpetuity for public access, low-impact recreation, habitat protection and public education. 

 

Help ensure that the 12 Commissioners approve the settlement.
1.  Show up at the Coastal Commission meeting on Thursday, July 13 at the CSUMB World Theater Building, 5260 6th Ave. in Seaside.  Ask the Commissioners to adopt the settlement and thank them for their rigorous pursuit of this agreement.  Public Comment begins at 9am.  If you don’t feel like speaking, we’ll have free stop-sand-mining-our-beach t-shirts for you to wear.

2.  Send letter or email to the Coast Commission by Friday, July 7, 5pm.  Scroll down this email to find more details provided by Kevin Miller, Surfrider Foundation, Monterey Chapter.

 

REMINDER:  Thursday, July 6, 7 PM, Seaside City Council Regular Meeting.  The Council will consider supporting the Coastal Commission’s proposed settlement to bring an end to Cemex sand mining operations. Please attend and urge the Council to write a letter of support.  We’ll have free t-shirts for you to wear to show your support.  The Agenda packet will be posted HERE at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. 
Location:  City Hall, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside

Thanks for staying actively engaged in this important issue.

 

Best wishes,
Catherine Crockett

 

From: Surfrider Foundation, Monterey Chapter [mailto:chair=monterey.su...@mail129.suw14.mcdlv.net] On Behalf Of Surfrider Foundation, Monterey Chapter
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 8:13 AM
Subject: 📢 Surfrider Action Alert: We have an agreement to close the sand mine!

 

We are so close! View this email in your browser   The sun is setting on the Cemex sand mine.   Great news! On July 13, the California Coastal Commission will consider an agreement that would close the Cemex Lapis Sand Mine in Marina. The mine has been linked to severe coastal erosion in the southern Monterey Bay, which is losing more coastline than anywhere else in the state.  Surfrider, Save our Shores, and all our partners in this fight are in support of the agreement. But the Coastal Commission needs to know that you support it too. This is the final public meeting on this issue and it is imperative that we have a strong showing- please consider taking a late, long lunch that afternoon. We will provide T-shirts, signs, and donuts to keep us energized! Share Tweet Forward   What you can do Come to the meeting July 13, 1:00pm CSUMB World Theater 5260 Sixth Avenue Seaside, CA 93955 Map     Let us know you're coming Write a letter (or email) Send an email or letter to the Coastal Commission by July 7 at 5:00 pm stating that you support the agreement.      Write your letter Press coverage Monterey County Weekly: Coastal Commission poised to settle with Cemex. KAZU: Proposed Settlement Would Shut Down CEMEX Sand Mine in Marina SF Gate: CA Regulators move towards closing Monterey Bay sand mine Monterey Herald: Coastal Commission to consider Cemex closure agreement July 13 at CSUMB Mercury News: Controversial beachfront sand mining operation along Monterey Bay to close   Copyright © 2017 Surfrider Foundation, Monterey Chapter, All rights reserved. You have received this email because you signed up to be on our email list online at www.surfridermonterey.org or you signed up at one of our events or you are a dues paying member of our Chapter. In the case that you no longer wish to receive notifications from us, please click the unsubscribe button below. Thanks! Our mailing address is: Surfrider Foundation, Monterey Chapter 319 Forest Ave Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.