We recently learned that the road consolidation and realignment project has been approved for CEQA processing at SF Planning. An article appeared in a recent issue of SF Weekly. This is good news as the phase one project of managed retreat has been delayed now for nearly two years. The bad news is that there is no funding currently available. We will certainly be following up on the funding issue.
In the mean time, your comment letters on behalf of this issue are still welcome! If you haven't written a letter yet, please do so now! The key decision-makers over the erosion site need to hear how important beach parking is at Sloat - both in the Phase and the Phase Two managed retreat projects.
Here is a sample letter:
Dear Decision-makers of the Sloat erosion site,
My name is _______________ and I __________ (surf, hike, fish, enjoy, etc) Ocean Beach. While I support the restoration plan for the erosion site south of Sloat, the upcoming road realignment work should include additional beach access parking using the abandoned lanes until a new long-term parking lot can be built.
Parking access south of Sloat is critical for beach access. Originally, our two parking lots provided 200 spaces. Currently, the south parking access has been completely lost to erosion while the north lot has only 29 parking spaces left. This is inadequate. We need parking addressed at Sloat both for the Phase One and Phase Two Ocean Beach Master Plan projects.
Thank you. _____________(your name, address)
Thanks always for your engagement!
