Strawberry Festival not happening Memorial Day Weekend
–The Village of Arroyo Grande will not be hosting the Strawberry Festival or Strawberry Celebration this month, but residents and visitors can still participate in something significant to commemorate Memorial Day weekend. Merchants in the Village are donating a portion of their sales this weekend to support the Kristin Smart scholarship.
Funded by the nonprofit organization Justice For Kristin, the Kristin Smart Scholarship is a way to celebrate and remember Kristin’s life, hopes, dreams, and ambitions by financially helping other young women realize theirs. The scholarship grants are awarded annually to college-bound female students from San Luis Obispo and San Joaquin Counties. For a minimum of 10 years, the goal is to annually award $2,500 or greater scholarship grants to those selected by the awards committee.
–The South County Chambers of Commerce on Friday wrote a letter to the California Coastal Commission asking for a new economic analysis of the Ocean Dunes impact on the local economy and regional representation on the commission. The Coastal Commission is March 18 and is expected to vote to phase out off-road vehicles on the dunes.
Opposition to voting without a completed economic analysis, nor regional representation on the commission
The South County Chambers of Commerce is honored to represent the South San Luis Obispo County business community and its tens of thousands of employees. Our mission is to create partnerships and opportunities to ensure businesses prosper. We wish to impress upon the Commissioners that you need not decide on the phased closure of the Oceano Dunes Off-Highway State Vehicle Recreation Area (ODSVRA) at the special meeting on March 18, 2021. In fact, doing so without a completed economic analysis, nor South Central Coast regional representation on the
Final decision on future use of the Oceano Dunes could come next week
KSBY
and last updated 2021-03-18 17:18:41-04
California State Parks provided KSBY with the following statement:
On March 18, the California Coastal Commission will vote on whether to adopt, among other things, a five-year phase-out of off-highway vehicle (OHV) access that millions have enjoyed for generations.
· State Parks believes approving these abrupt changes would not be in the public interest.
· The draft Public Works Plan (PWP), which we have proposed to address resource and operational issues, protects and strengthens the biodiversity and habitats of this region, while managing the area for diverse recreational access.