Update From Coastal Commission - Amendment Approved

Yesterday's meeting had a Los Osos item on the Consent Agenda for the Central Coast. It was called an "immaterial amendment" and it was to move the stand-by power station for the Lupine Pump Station. There were 9 items on this agenda, and of course, the only one to engender an objection was the Los Osos item. However it did not change Staff's opinion to allow the amendment to pass and the Coastal Commission agreed. This took a grand total of 40 seconds. Access the documents for this item at this link:

http://losewersaga.blogspot.com/2013/10/california-coastal-commission-hears.html

One wonders, had the objections not been there, and as the staff report made full approval of this amendment, was there any need for the expense of sending Mark Hutchinson and Paavo Ogren to San Diego for 40 seconds? My advice to the obstructionists? Don't. Please don't. You are costing this project unnecessarily—once again.

If you are into CCC geekiness, you can access the video of the meeting off this page, but for 40 seconds 25 minutes into the meeting, better to read the outcome here.