Felton Meadow, Spring after the rains came.
It is with intense gratitude that we announce the Mount Hermon Association (MHA) has withdrawn its plans to replace a rare remaining meadow at the entrance to the San Lorenzo Valley with an “Adventure Park” that included a “Bike Velocity Park.” Their official statement on their website read,
“Thank you for your continued interest in the Felton Meadow. We have been encouraged by the interest. The costs associated with developing the Felton Meadow property have exceeded our current capabilities and so we have decided to forego any development. Although we are not moving forward with development of the property, there are new programs in development that will benefit our surrounding community including new programs intended for our local community. We will be starting an After School Program for grade school students in the San Lorenzo Valley and launching Velocity Bike School and Adventures with classes, guided rides, and backcountry trips based out of our current location. The Felton Meadow property will continue to be maintained and managed by Mount Hermon.”
It is with intense gratitude that we announce the Mount Hermon Association (MHA) has withdrawn its plans to replace a rare remaining meadow, at the entrance to the San Lorenzo Valley, with an “Adventure Park” that included a “Bike Velocity Park.” Their official statement on their website read, “Thank you for your continued interest in the Felton Meadow.
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Voices From The Village host, Steve Pleich, talks with VWC Environmental Committee members Nancy Macy, Mary Jo Walker, Kevin Collins, and Jane Mio about the proposed Adventure Park development of the Felton Meadow, as the community awaits the Draft Environmental Impact Report. Community TV of Santa Cruz County
When Mount Hermon announced the purchase of the Felton meadow, as this article shows, the community felt that the purchase (after the affordable housing controversy that had lasted several years) was a good solution to the issue. It seemed that virtually all the problems that housing would have caused were no longer of concern, as
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In early March, the County Planning Department requested input on what should be included in the Felton Meadow Project’s Environmental Impact Report, in a “Notice of Preparation (NOP) of the Draft Environmental Impact Report.” The NOP was distributed to agencies and organizations throughout the County. Agencies such as NMFS-NOAA and the SLV Water District, and
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By Nancy Macy, for the Environmental Committee The DRAFT Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) has been delayed again on the proposal by Mt. Hermon Christian Conference Center to construct an enormous Bike Velocity Park on the 14-plus acres between Felton Faire Shopping Center (where the Safeway is), on Graham Hill Rd. More individuals have been speaking out
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As expected, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved to “contract with Rincon Consultants, Inc. in the amount of $131,916, to prepare the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Mount Hermon Felton Meadow Project, and approve the Applicant Agreement with Mount Hermon Association, which provides that costs of the EIR are borne by the Applicant, as
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