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from Surf City Voice:
Mayor Connie Boardman’s proposed letter to the California Coastal Commission, below, will be before the Huntington Beach City Council on Monday, May 6, 2013. Public comments will be heard at the start of the city council meeting. Her proposed letter is based on findings made previously by Coastal Commission (here). A debate on the pros proposed Poseidon desalination plant can be read (here) and (here).
May 6, 2013
California Coastal Commission
45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105
Dear Commissioners:
In 2010, the Huntington Beach City Council approved the Coastal Development Permit No. 10-014, conditionally approving the “Poseidon Seawater Desalination Project”(Poseidon CDP).
The city’s approval of the Poseidon CDP was appealed by several organizations, aswell as Commissioners Wan and Mirkarimi.
I have been authorized by the Huntington Beach City Council to communicate to you that the current Huntington Beach City Council does not support the project as it is currently presented.
We are requesting that the California Coastal Commission deny the Coastal Development Permit for the Poseidon desalination project in Huntington Beach when this issue comes before the Commission.
Sincerely,
Connie Boardman
Mayor
City of Huntington Beach
Poseidon Resources “plotted” even courted the demise of S. E, Huntington Beach for many years. Starting with the ever afable Billy Owens. They have wined, dined, financed, and even violated our local elections to get their way. Its time they got a dose of their own medicine. They deserve the ire of the City Council and the citizens who live here. Their underhanded, scheming tactics are a lesson learned, We won’t forget!
Merle Moshiri, President
Residents for Responsible Desalination
Of course, it’s our turn to plot back! BTW I added that word to the title, it’s not from John Earl or Surf City Voice.
Vern, I’ll be going to the Santa Ana city council to ask them if they have been courted at all to sign on to any future purchasing contracts with Poseidon.
Do you have any updates on other cities? such as Garden Grove?
Poseidon Resources is attempting to sign up the various OC water districts to non binding contracts to purchase their water. If the contract is nonbinding, how can it be legal?
Just like the Poseidon 4 who approved this boondoggle while on the HB City Council, no consideration was given in case of default by Poseidon Resources. No Performance Bond, No Completion Bond, No Financial information on the creditworthiness of Poseidon Resources was ever explained or made available.
Only people who will benefit will be Poseidon Resources, the faceless bureaucrats and the campaign monies being dealt out and it’s the taxpaying ratepayers who have to take the risks as Poseidon Resources failed in building a desal plant in Tampa Bay. Stick it to the taxpayers as they know nothing is the motto of this project.