From an Interesting article in June 7, 2008 New York Times:
Water-Starved California Slows Development
“PERRIS, Calif. — As California faces one of its worst droughts in two decades, building projects are being curtailed for the first time under state law by the inability of developers to find long-term water supplies.
Water authorities …, have begun denying, delaying or challenging authorization for dozens of housing tracts and other developments under a state law that requires a 20-year water supply as a condition for building”
-JENNIFER STEINHAUER
It seems this law was passed in 2001, but hasn’t really been enforced until now. Our own board, with Mr. Sanders’ knowledge from his law firm which specializes in getting projects through the “raft of legal, environmental and political obstacles that stand in the way of development… and has a national reputation for the successful defense of large infrastructure and development projects.” (According to the Santa Lucian article of October 2005), seems determined to get that 20 year water supply so building can continue here in Cambria.
In the June 5, 2008 Cambrian, Mr. Sanders with his brutal and personal assault on Ms Cynthia Hawley, a former CCSD board Director, has come out swinging with innuendo, half truths and character assassination which demonstrate in action the tactics he will use to “get projects through the raft of legal, environmental and political obstacles that stand in the way of development.” This article would have you believe that Ms. Hawley and her “cohorts” have mismanaged and obstructed “every project proposed by the district,…including a desalination plant.” There is no mention of the larger environment and the state wide curtailments because of a whole host of issues preventing building further housing here in Cambria.
Mr. Sanders, may I suggest you read the article from the New York Times as well as an article quoted earlier from the Los Angeles Times which all differ from your conclusion that Ms Cynthia Hawley almost single handedly is responsible for the failure “of correcting decades of accumulated problems”, in Cambria, CA.
Charlotte Darehshori
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