But What Can I DO?
PLENTY!
SEE BELOW FOR HOW YOU CAN HELP!​
1. Educate
2. Attend the City Council meeting January 30, 2025
3. Email the city Council, now!
4. Sign the petition
5. Please contribute to our cause and expenses
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BACKGROUND:
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On October 22, 2024, we scored a big victory – thanks to all of your comments, calls, and letters, the Planning Commission denied the application for the Hyatt Hotel and townhomes. The basis for denial was clear inconsistency with existing rules and regulations, specifically the height and bulk of the project blocking legally protected views of hills and ridgelines.
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But that is not the end of the story.
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The developer appealed the denial to HMB City Council, as is his right, and as we expected. (You can read the developer’s appeal letter here) That appeal will be heard at a Special City Council Meeting Thursday, January 30, 2025.
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City Council members are strongly influenced by public speakers at meetings - we need a strong turnout to stop this project!
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​​WHAT TO DO:
1. Educate yourself about the project and this whole process with the information on our website. And we can help with that if you join our email list. Write to us at:
info@KeepHMBscenic.org.
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2. Plan to attend the (not yet announced) City Council meeting, January 30 - there will be an opportunity for public comment, two or three minutes per person. Make your opinion known!
Links:
Zoom link for remote attendance/comment:
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Staff Report to the City Council
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3. ​​​​​​​​​​​​WRITE to the City Council - the ball is in their court on this project.
Who to write to, NOW:
Copy all of these addresses of the City Council plus staff. Please be polite, respectful, and factual. The Council members are our friends and neighbors in this community , and they are all volunteers, doing a very hard, detail-oriented job.
Names:
Patric Bo Jonsson
Paul Nagengast
Robert Brownstone
Deborah Penrose
Debbie Ruddock
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Emails:
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4. ​The petition against the Hyatt is still up, with 850 signatures already - if you have not signed, please click on over to add your voice. Send the link for the petition to friends and family and neighbors https://chng.it/Bfs7tH4m5D
5. Please donate to help fund our activities – we have not yet recouped expenses for web development, printing costs, ongoing web and email hosting, and Constant Contact charges. You can donate through our GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/8e3c5944 Every bit helps with ongoing efforts and outreach
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OLDER BACKGROUND:
​10/22/2024: Planning Commission denies Hyatt project! ​Thank you to all who spoke up, in writing and in person. Your commitment made a difference ​​​when the Planning Commission denied the project on Oct 22.
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NEWS: SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Sign this petition to direct Half Moon Bay City Planning Commission to Reject Hyatt Hotel Proposal
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Please donate what you can to help us get the word out - website and email hosting, printing, advertising:
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NEWS: SEPTEMBER 14, 2024:
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The Staff Report advising the Planning Commission was released September 13, 2024, and includes a "Statement of Overriding Considerations" - a legal mechanism to approve this hotel and townhome project even though it knowingly violates many sections of City Code and the California Coastal Act. This should not be allowed to happen. Everyone needs to play by the rules. Learn more about how to Stop the Project as currently Proposed.
