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CONCERNED RESIDENTS OF PEBBLE BEACH and Monterey County a Non-Profit California Corporation Dedicated to Preserving the Natural Environment and Quality of Life in Del Monte Forest and Peninsula Communities

April, 2005

Dear Supporters of Concerned Residents of Pebble Beach and Monterey County,

The Sierra Club has retained an attorney to sue the County of Monterey over the Board of Supervisors’ March 15, 2005 approval of the Pebble Beach Company’s massive development plans in Del Monte Forest, and also to represent them at the Coastal Commission appeal.

The Sierra Club needs your support in this fight.

By unanimous vote the Supervisors approved the major development plans after just one brief public hearing.

The Sierra Club, long an opponent of the development project, has challenged the County
on the following:

• The project is inconsistent with basic land use policies that control development in the Forest,
• The Final EIR’s claim that the natural stands of undeveloped Monterey pine forest are not environmentally sensitive habitat,
• The Final EIR is unsupported by any evidence that the environmental impacts of the project’s potable water demands are insignificant, and
• Review and certification by the Coastal Commission of Measure “A” must precede review and certification of the EIR for the project.

The Concerned Residents of Pebble Beach and numerous other organizations and individuals support the legal efforts of the Sierra Club. As you know, lawsuits require money. The Sierra Club needs your financial support to reverse the County’s action. We are asking you, as supporters of our organization, to generously support this cause.

Please make your tax deductible contribution payable to:

“Sierra Club Ventana Chapter Foundation Account, Pebble Beach Project”,
    and mail it to:
        Joel Weinstein, Treasurer, 140 Carmel Riviera Drive, Carmel, CA 93923

Rita Dalessio, Chair of the Sierra Club Ventana Chapter, will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Rita’s phone number is 831-659-7046.

Many thanks for your support,

s/s     s/s
Ted R. Hunter     Carl E Nielsen

• CLICK here to read the Sierra Club, Ventana Chapter, Appeal to the Coastal Commission.