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Local Coastal Plan UPDATE:
Public comment on the Public Review Draft received as of December 27, 2019 is now available in the archive section of the Public Review Draft webpage. Future comments will be uploaded periodically.
A printed copy of the Public Review Draft is now available for our review at the Jenner Post Office in addition to those locations previously identified and listed on our website.
Next Public Workshop: January 7 - 6-8pm
Monte Rio Community Center, 20488 HWY 116, Monte Rio
Staff Presentation (30 Minutes)
Project timeline and process
What is a Local Coastal Plan?
Purpose of the Local Coastal Plan Update 2015 Preliminary Draft-
Public Comment:
Printed Draft Availability:
Meeting Structure
Review Public Review Draft
Public Comment/Questions (60 Minutes) Closing Statements (10 Minutes)
Recap and next steps
The agenda for the workshop is also available within the online.
The workshops each include a staff presentation on the draft and time dedicated to discussion and taking public input. The Staff presentation provided at The Sea Ranch on November 17, 2019 (PDF) is available.
Meeting notes for the previous workshops in The Sea Ranch and Bodega Bay will be posted shortly.
Cecily Condon, Planner III
EMAIL UPDATES: PRMD-LCP-Update@sonoma-county.org sonomacounty.ca.gov/LCP-Update
Greta made me Read the Bible
We are currently blessed with low rates so I am
able to help several clients refinance their brand new homes as they finish building and move back to their neighborhoods. Often with higher overall property values which gives more options so that we can get them into a more beneficial loan that will serve their short and long term financial goals better. This feels like a rebirth of sorts and is wonderful and very exciting to be a part of. I have always loved working with first time homebuyers because they are so grateful and excited. The clients who have recently completed building are even more excited and even more grateful than those first time buyers.
By Ernie Carpenter
Greta Thunberg, we hear, The obvious becomes clear, Those fat uncaring old men, Should be banished again, Forty years minimum. Nature has a plan,
She gets it.
Political types are dumb, On the spirit of wisdom, And understanding, they are mum,
the survival of man,
is our own undoing.
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of (earth) belongs to such as these”.
So I am feeling reflective and nostalgic as I look back at this time of year but also extremely optimistic with an eye to the future. I sincerely believe that we are stronger and better as friends and neighbors in this county we love. My hope for the future is that we don’t forget this feeling and we hang onto it, harness it and use it to help make this an even better place to live for us now and for future generations.
They defied God’s word, That skeptical herd. He came and asked, Where is your humility? And, what of humanity. The little children, are to inherit
I am excited to see what is around the corner and what will we do together in the future. I am excited and grateful that I get to help so many families
in my chosen profession, especially now as I get to be a positive part of the rebuilding process.
This earth.
The children shall lead. The rest of you can wander Around the wilderness For your foul deed. Forty years no bliss. The children prospered, They got the wonder,
Of it all.
HAPPY NEW YEAR SONOMA COUNTY!
May it be filled with love and light and joy. Need to know more? Please send me your real estate and mortgage related questions. I am happy to answer you and it may become the topic of a future article.
Hans Bruhner (NMLS 243484) is a Mortgage Advisor for Finance of America Mortgage (NMLS 1071). Both are licensed by the Department of Business Oversight under the CRMLA. If you have a question, please contact Hans at (707) 887-1275 or hans@hansblog.com
Recovery from fire. Here we are just past the 2 year mark
on the Tubbs Fire here in Sonoma County. That was a truly horrific time for everyone in the county. Everyone in the county experienced loss on some level. Everyone in the county knows someone that suffered a direct loss and we banded together to heal and overcome and that makes us stronger but it took us down a few notches before we were able to rebuild emotionally and rebuild our homes and communities.
I did not lose my home but many friends and clients did and it is hard as
a Mortgage Strategist with a dedication to his clients to have them ask me questions like; “If our house burned down, do we still need to make the mortgage payment?” It was not until the Kincade fire this year that I realized what an emotional toll that fire took on myself and my family and everyone physically or emotionally close to those who lost so much.
I have watched as friends and clients have gone through ups and downs with insurance companies and builders and permits and emotions and many people now know how to navigate this maze. Neighbors and friends are sharing this information and our communities are stronger because of it. Many of us know now that we do indeed need to keep making the mortgage payments and the insurance company will pay for temporary housing while you rebuild. We have resident experts in working with contractors and insurance claims adjusters and all the myriad of things we never knew how to do before the fires.
Every NEW YEAR makes us feel there is NEW Opportunity. Hold that thought. YES... everything is possible if you set goals and put energy into it!
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