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San Clemente SB 1373 Letter Of Support Template
SB 1373, authored by Senator Pat Bates (R-Laguna Nigel), is set to be voted on by the full Senate on or before June 25, 2020.
June 18, 2020
After being approved on a bipartisan 12-0 vote from the Senate Transportation Committee,
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SB 1373, authored by Senator Pat Bates (R-Laguna Nigel), is set to be voted on by the full Senate on or before June 25, 2020. The City of San Clemente is asking residents to support that measure and urges you to let the Members of the State Senate to know of your support. Please contact Senator Bates and the other Members of the State Senate at https://www.senate.ca.gov/senators.
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SB 1373 will be a win for South Orange County regional mobility, the environment and taxpayers.
“Once again, the City of San Clemente is encouraged by the fact that SB 1373 is moving forward and has the opportunity to protect South Orange County from future decisions that may create devastating economic and environmental damage to protected open spaces,” said Laura Ferguson, Mayor Pro Tem of San Clemente.
“SB 1373 fixes the issues with the original SR-241 Toll Road alignment,” stated Councilmember Chris Hamm. “As a surfer and environmentalist, I supported the TCA’s settlement to not put the Toll Road Extension through Trestles. However, trading one environmentally-sensitive area for another is not the right move either.”
“It is great to see SB 1373 go to the full Senate floor for a vote,” stated Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel). “SB 1373, when signed into law, will memorialize the March 12, 2020 decision by the TCA and allow South Orange County residents to sleep well, with the knowledge that their beautiful cities will not be bisected by a toll road.”
This bill is necessary to remove from the books a highway that state and regional transportation agencies have decided to abandon due to its devastating environmental, economic, cultural, and societal costs. SB 1373 deletes from the state highway system the portion of State Route 241 from State Route 5 south of the City of San Clemente to Oso Parkway east of the City of Mission Viejo.
SENATE BILL No. 1373
Resident and Business Template SB 1373 Support Letter to State Senate
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