RE: SF Bay Windsurfing Threatened - COMMENT LETTER ... Even Easie r?

From: Stephen Hiley (SHiley@WSGC.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Thu Aug 12 1999 - 09:35:02 PDT

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From: Stephen Hiley <SHiley@WSGC.com-DeleteThis>
To: "'wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis'" <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>
Subject: RE: SF Bay Windsurfing Threatened - COMMENT LETTER ... Even Easie r?
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:35:02 -0700
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Do these people/offices have e-mail addresses? If so, would they accept
comment "letters" that way? This method seemed to generate large responses
to the city of Burlingame in the previous campaign.

> ----------
> From: George Haye[SMTP:geohaye@hotmail.com-DeleteThis]
> Reply To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 8:39 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: SF Bay Windsurfing Threatened - COMMENT LETTER
>
> Susan K. is right - we do need to write letters. I'VE MADE IT REAL EASY,
> FOLKS. Just print, sign, and mail the Comment Letter below. The letter is
> also accessible through the SFBA website.
>
> If anyone could post the COMMENT LETTER E-MAIL (the letter itself, and
> also
> my introduction) to rec.windsurfing and any other windsurfing newsgroups
> you
> know of, that would be a great help!
> I am not a newsgroup wizard. : )
>
> Again, if you post to rec.windsurfing, it would be great if you could then
>
> post a message here on wind_talk, so that no one duplicates the effort.
> Thanks for doing this last time for the Alert, Rick.
>
> -George
> "Got wind?"
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "George Haye" <geohaye@hotmail.com-DeleteThis>
> To: geohaye@hotmail.com-DeleteThis
> Subject: SF Bay Windsurfing Threatened - COMMENT LETTER
> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 20:08:05 PDT
>
> URGENT! HELP SAVE WINDSURFING IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY! Print, sign, and mail
> a
> copy of the Comment Letter (SEE BELOW), and it will really help! If
> everyone
> sends a letter, we can win this battle! Even if you don't live in
> California, if you want to protect windsurfing access, please help!
> San Francisco International Airport's plans would wipe out COYOTE
> POINT. THIRD AVENUE could also be ruined. And, FOUR other windsurf spots
> are
> in danger. All letters must be received by SEPTEMBER 9, 1999. Send your
> letter to one of the addresses listed at the top. Or, send letters to both
>
> of them. An original comment letter is best, but if you send in a copy of
> this Comment Letter (SEE BELOW), it will definitely make a difference.
> For more info, and a ready-to-print copy of the Comment Letter, see:
>
> San Francisco Boardsailing Association: http://www.sfba.org/sfo.htm
> (Click on the link at the very bottom of the web page.)(Check out the
> modified satellite picture.)
> THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! *WE WILL WIN.*
> Here's the plan: Send a Comment Letter, then...GO WINDSURFING!
> -George Haye, Member of the San Francisco Boardsailing Association
> My E-Mail: geohaye@hotmail.com-DeleteThis
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> August 11, 1999
>
> Ms. Hilary Gitelman, Environmental Review Officer, San Francisco Planning
> Department, 1660 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
>
> Ms. Camille Garibaldi, Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco
> Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 210, Burlingame, CA 94010,
>
> USA
>
> Dear Ms. Gitelman and Ms. Garibaldi,
> I am a windsurfer who is concerned about San Francisco International
>
> Airport's runway expansion project. Several world-class windsurfing areas
> could be lost or severely degraded if the airport's proposed runway
> expansion proceeds, including: COYOTE POINT, THIRD AVENUE, OYSTER POINT,
> FLYING TIGERS, EMBASSY SUITES, and OLD THIRD AVENUE. This includes some of
>
> the best and most popular windsurf spots in the world!
> The Airport's proposed runway, which would extend down into the Bay
> offshore from Coyote Point, would cut off windsurf access to the open Bay.
>
> This would ruin Coyote Point as a windsurf spot for the following reasons:
> a
> windsurfer could no longer access the outer waters which often have the
> best
> conditions for sailing; the wind swells from the open Bay which are ridden
>
> and jumped by windsurfers would be blocked by the runways; and the water
> quality in the closed-off area would deteriorate, especially after storms.
> I
> am also concerned about these same effects on the Oyster Point, Flying
> Tigers, and Embassy Suites areas.
> Also, if mud levels and sand bars rise due to changes in Bay
> hydrology
> caused by the runways and massive Bay fill, windsurf access could be
> ruined
> at all of the sites mentioned above, including the extremely popular spot
> Third Avenue, located in Foster City. The environmental review process
> must
> examine to what extent mud levels and sand bars are expected to rise (or
> lower) all along the Bay shore. Real-world examples must be studied,
> rather
> than just doing calculations. The studies must be specific to each
> particular area along the Bay shore. The review process must also examine
> whether silting would occur in these areas and how likely it would be that
>
> marshland would form along the shorelines. The scientific analysis must be
>
> long-range in scope because these are world-class windsurf sites which
> will
> be used into perpetuity by generations of windsurfers if they are not
> destroyed.
> The windsurf areas mentioned are priceless and are irreplaceable.
> The Bay
> fill and runway expansion should not be allowed to occur, because
> mitigation
> is not possible. It is not possible to "develop" comparable windsurf spots
>
> elsewhere. Coyote Point, for example, is irreplaceable because of several
> reasons, including: (1) it is well situated for the prevailing Northwest
> and
> West winds that blow consistently through the San Bruno gap and/or from
> the
> fog bank over the western mountains; (2) during the season (from the
> beginning of March through the end of October), because of its exact
> geographical location, Coyote Point experiences as many good windy days as
>
> anywhere; (3) hundreds of parking spots are available close to the water;
> (4) The beach stretches a distance of over half a mile - which is critical
>
> for beginners, and advanced sailors in flood tides; (5) while other local
> windsurf spots cannot be used on low tides, Coyote Point can be used in
> all
> tide conditions - even negative tides.
> The environmental review process must examine what effects the
> proposed
> project would have on windsurfing, as well as what effects it would have
> on
> wildlife, noise in surrounding communities, aesthetics, freeway and street
>
> traffic, and other recreational uses in the area such as boating. The
> environmental review process must consider all other alternatives to
> filling
> the Bay and expanding the runways, including: all technical solutions
> which
> could increase airport capacity in bad weather conditions; cooperation
> with
> and/or expansion of other airports including Oakland, San Jose, Moffet
> Field, and other military bases; extending BART between SFO and OAK
> airports
> in order to transport airline passengers, commuters, and cargo; high speed
>
> trains between the Bay Area and Southern California; and building a new
> airport near Morgan Hill and/or near Pleasanton.
>
> Signature:
>
> Date:
>
> Name:
>
> Address:
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________________________
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