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OCTOBER 30. DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE, GET YOUR COMMENT IN NOW!

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
California Department of Fish and Game
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
County of Orange

WILL HOLD a public workshop on destruction of endangered species at RanchoMissionViejo:

October 30, 2002, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
San Juan Capistrano Community Center
25925 Camino del Avion, San Juan Capistrano, California.

They are "...continuing ... a range of alternatives that should be considered for the Natural Community Conservation Planning/Habitat Conservation Plan..."

If you don't know double-talk, NCCP is the State plan to get around the Endangered Species Act, and HCP is the federal plan to get around it and NEPA.

That's right, they are legally looking for ways to "take" Endangered Species -- kill them -- via an "Incidental Take Permit". To continue:

"...and Special Area Management Plan/Master Streambed Alteration Agreement programs..."

This is the way they get around the Clean Water Act's requirement to leave the waterways of the USA alone.

"...The...programs are two elements of a coordinated public planning process...that also includes the proposed General Plan/Zone Change for Rancho Mission Viejo..."

That is, they are planning to put HOUSING TRACTS via REZONING unless you OBJECT VOCALLY.

"The October workshop will provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions [object] ... and discuss issues of interest related to the above topics. Information for the workshop will be available at a time closer to the date of the workshop at..."

http://pdsd.oc.ca.gov/soccpp

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS CAN BE SENT TO:

Karen A. Evans
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office
2730 Loker Avenue West
Carlsbad, California 92008

CC:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jill Terp (760) 431-9440
California Department of Fish and Game, Warren Wong (858) 467-4249
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Russ Kaiser (213) 452-3293
County of Orange, Ron Tippets (714) 834-5394

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