May 11, 2022 - FONC joins DNCA in requesting a stay to prevent BLM from commencing parking lot construction in June.
The BLM has reduced the lot to an inadequate size and relocated the entrance too close to Warrenella Road, creating unsafe traffic interference between multitudes of visitors and Warrenella commercial users, without seeking required approval from the California Coastal Commission.
The request was filed with the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) which has yet to respond to the pending appeal. See May 4 "What’s New"
The Board's mission is to provide an impartial forum within the Department of the Interior for the fair resolution of disputes involving public lands and natural resources under the Department's jurisdiction.
A stay pending the appeal would ensure that a successful appeal set the stage for BLM to alter its decisions to avoid these impacts and meet the objectives of the RMPA, the Presidential Proclamation, and the National Landscape Conservation System. The stay will allow Appellants and BLM to jointly consult with the Coastal Commission to discuss a compromise enabling an appropriately conditioned approval and the relocation of this access area to the Mocettini Barn Alternative which Petitioners believe would facilitate BLM in its efforts to open Cotoni-Coast Dairies this November.
The request was filed with the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) which has yet to respond to the pending appeal. See May 4 "What’s New"
The Board's mission is to provide an impartial forum within the Department of the Interior for the fair resolution of disputes involving public lands and natural resources under the Department's jurisdiction.
A stay pending the appeal would ensure that a successful appeal set the stage for BLM to alter its decisions to avoid these impacts and meet the objectives of the RMPA, the Presidential Proclamation, and the National Landscape Conservation System. The stay will allow Appellants and BLM to jointly consult with the Coastal Commission to discuss a compromise enabling an appropriately conditioned approval and the relocation of this access area to the Mocettini Barn Alternative which Petitioners believe would facilitate BLM in its efforts to open Cotoni-Coast Dairies this November.
Documents - 5/12/2022
- FONC et al Petition for Stay - IBLA-2021-0313 - Final
- Supplemental Notice of Appeal- Final
- Declaration of Brian McElroy Final
- Declaration of Colin Hannon Final
- Declaration of James C. Jeffery III, P.E., PTOE w attachment
- Declaration of John Barnes.FINAL
- Declaration of Lisa Ortiz
- Declaration of Mark Lipson FINAL
- Declaration of Michael R. Eaton