MONTEREY COUNTY
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Carl P. Holm, AICP, Director
LAND USE & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | PUBLIC WORKS & FACILITIES | PARKS 1441 Schilling Place, South 2nd Floor (831)755-4800 Salinas, California 93901-4527 http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/rma
May 11, 2018
Text Message Alerts Available For the Highway 1 Climbing Lane Project
Commuters and others affected by the Highway 1 Climbing Lane construction can now get text alert messages about the project.
Sign up to receive text alert messages by texting Climbinglane to 888777. Once signed up, you’ll receive traffic alerts and updates about the project directly on your cell phone or electronic device.
This is the same system used to assist with construction notifications for the recently completed Holman Highway 68 Roundabout Project. Many thanks to the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services for their help in setting up this notification system.
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Gov. Jerry Brown, alarmed by reports that climate change is dramatically increasing fire risk, on Thursday ordered an all-out attack by scientists, land managers, industry and the public on the dangerous conditions that helped spread last year’s devastating wildfires.

The executive order will launch a slate of projects to improve forest conditions and increase fire protection, including a doubling of the amount of land managed by controlled burns, tree thinning and other forest-management tactics.

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Brown’s plan includes the following:

•Doubling the land actively managed through vegetation thinning, controlled fires and reforestation from 250,000 acres to 500,000 acres.

• Creating programs to help promote forest health through prescribed burning.

•Teaching landowners better ways to reduce vegetation and other forest-fire fuels on private lands.

• Streamlining the process for property owners to win permits to improve forest health and reduce forest-fire fuels on their land.

• Supporting the innovative use of forest products, including lumber and wood products for building, and organic matter for fuel and to generate electricity.

•Expanding grants, training and other incentives to improve watersheds.

Read more about Gov. Brown’s executive order on the SF Chronical website: here

SPECIAL NOTE: The full, daytime closure at Paul’s has been re-scheduled for Monday, May 14, 2018 from 7 AM to 5 PM is required due to equipment blocking the lane to make repairs to the Hermitage Tieback Wall. Paul’s should reopen by 5 PM on the same day, Monday, May 14.

URGENT: For those planning on attending the BSMAAC meeting Friday from south of Paul’s Slide, you will need to leave BEFORE 7 am. This just in from Cal Trans.

SPECIAL NOTE: A full, daytime closure at Paul’s on May 11, 2018 from 7 AM to 5 PM is required due to equipment blocking the lane to make repairs to the Hermitage Tieback Wall. Paul’s should reopen by 5 PM on the same day, Friday, May 11.

Jade Davis has reported this to the MCSO She saw them loading the plants, Dudley’s, into the back of their car from their backpacks (they had been down on the coastal cliffs), roots and all, into the back of their vehicle where they had potting soil. She confronted them, and they admitted they knew it was  illegal and then took off headed south. If you see them, report them. They had 3 big heavy bags each. MCSO said they would notify local deputy as well as F&G. There is a black market in China for our coastal plants, and a  ring in Marin Co was recently broken up and arrested and thousands of plants recovered.

Pat Freeling, a state wildlife officer, replants Dudleya farinosa in Mendocino County. The plants can fetch up to $50 each in Asia.Travis VanZant — California Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP

SAN JOSE >> State wildlife officials say they have uncovered an international scheme in which thieves from Korea and China slip into wild landscapes in Northern California to pluck succulents to sell on the thriving black market in Asia.

From Cal Trans Engineer, the same one in charge of the viaduct a couple years ago:

Hi Kate,

I’m working on a project on Highway 1 between Hurricane Point and Rocky Creek (about 1.5 miles in length).  It’s main purpose is to improve safety by widening the lanes and shoulders to 12’ and 4’ respectively.  A hearing for the Coastal Development Permit is scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2018at the County Administration Center Board of Supervisors Chambers, 575 Administration Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95403.  The meeting agenda and the Coastal Commission’s “Staff Report” can be found at the following site:

https://coastal.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/#/2018/5

Information about the environmental impacts can be found at the following Caltrans site:

http://dot.ca.gov/dist05/projects/hurricane_point.pdf

I was wondering if you could help me get the word out and emphasize that now is the time to comment or ask questions on the project or permit.  Below is a photo of the notice that was recently posted at the proposed project site.  It has some additional contact information:

If the permit is approved I estimate construction would start around March of 2019.  Thank you!

Ken