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1. Thank you Jim and Toby for showing so clearly that Caltrans’ so-called Navarro Ridge Safety Project will severely deform the beautiful environment surrounding the Navarro Point Preserve south of Albion. It is sad to see that neither the Coastal Permit Administrator, nor the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, nor the California Coastal Commission are willing to stand up to Caltrans and tell them to preserve this unique area.

   Chapter 4 — the Land Use Plan: Descriptions and Policies for the Dark Gulch to Navarro River Planning Area makes it clear that “the need for preservation of visual resources also affects future development, for much of the planning area both west and east of Highway 1 has been designated as “highly scenic” where development must be subordinate to its setting. Navarro Head, no more scenic than many other headlands, is especially important because it is many visitors’ introduction to the Mendocino coast. To travelers emerging from the dense redwood forest of Highway 128, the fog, wind, winding road and grassy hillsides above the high bluffs and surf convey the vastly lonely coast that makes the drive worthwhile.” “The main concern is to maintain this visual gateway to the coast.” The Land Use Plan for this area clarifies that “the term subordinate applied to this location should mean that the cumulative effect” of any development “will result in no significant change in the appearance of the coastal terrace as seen from the highway.”

   I do not believe that Caltrans’ so-called Navarro Ridge Safety Project would be subordinate to its setting.

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