This is an IMPORTANT issue for ALL Americans, but especially for those living and paying taxes in Laguna Beach.

Please see a letter from Caltrans to Assemblyman Chuck DeVore regarding the pending sale of the day labor site land to the City of Laguna Beach:

http://www.betsyrosspatriots.com/Documents/DOT_Letter.pdf

In this letter you will find Will Kempton, Director of Caltrans (the same guy who denied the SDMM their Litter Removal sign) states that part of the sale agreement is to address the issue of the day laborers parking across the street on Caltrans land and then darting into traffic to get to the hiring site.  You can see photos of this here:

http://www.betsyrosspatriots.com/index.php/site/photo_report_congressman_campbells_staffer_witness_to_dl_crimes/

Kempton states that the options to address this are “The City is proposing to use available City parking north of the day labor center site and to restrict on-street parking across the highway. These options will reduce the need for pedestrians crossing Laguna Canyon Road to access the day labor center.”

According to State Senator Tom Harman, who met with Kempton, the City of Laguna Beach is proposing allowing the day laborers to park in the Act V City parking lot, (I am assuming they will be allowed to park for free, although that parking lot charges $10 per day to everyone else.)

In addition, there was a conversation about the City of Laguna Beach being required to pay for Caltrans to build a “deceleration lane” for drivers approaching the day labor site, to slow traffic in case of pedestrians on the shoulder.  I have spoken with an engineer at Caltrans and have been told this lane will cost the City of Laguna Beach $50,000!!!

Surveys conducted in Laguna Beach year after year have revealed the biggest problem for residents and tourists is the parking situation.  The current parking meters charge $1.50 per hour and many residents conduct business in outlying cities due to the strain of finding a parking space and the high cost to park in town.

BUT, the City is now proposing to allow the day laborers to park in our city’s Pay-to-Park lot AND quite possibly being allowed to park for FREE!!!

There is also the possibility the City of Laguna Beach will pay out an additional $50,000 for the deceleration lane.

WHEN ARE THE PEOPLE OF LAGUNA BEACH GOING TO WAKE UP???

WRITE LAGUNA BEACH’S CITY COUNCIL:

http://www.lagunabeachcity.net/government/council/officials.htm