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VIDEO. From the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) Director’s meeting on Thursday, September 21st, 2023 at 7:30pm, as a hybrid meeting.
CTC = Connect the Coastside
San Mateo County Transportation Authority’s Moss Beach State Route 1 Congestion & Safety Improvements Project Offers 3 Alternatives for Lights, Roundabouts and Medians
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Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) Meetings ~ 1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 7:30pm
From left: Peter Dekker, Kathrine Slater-Carter, Chair Scott Boyd, Bill Softkey and Cid Young.
Watch remotely. Comments and questions by email.
Agendas and Zoom Live Meeting Links
If you experience technical difficulties or have technical questions prior to or during the meeting, please contact MWSD’s IT support at (650) 728-7843.
Meeting Videos
Meeting Schedule:
Regular meetings are 7:30pm on the first and third Thursday of each month. They used to held at the District office at 8888 Cabrillo Hwy, next to Pt Montara Lighthouse and Hostel.
To receive agendas by email, send a request to [email protected]
In addition to email, we post agendas before each board meeting:
- On the District website here
- Montara post office
- Moss Beach post office
- the bulletin board in front of the MWSD office
Who is on the Board of Directors?
The Board of Directors manages the affairs of the District. Through their bi-monthly meetings they set policy, enact appropriate resolutions or ordinances, approve all payments to vendors, review and approve the budget, set Sewer Service Charge rates, establish connection charges, hire staff, approve contracts and other necessary actions needed to carry out the business of the District.
There are five Board members, all of whom are elected at large, and must reside in the Montara or Moss Beach area. The current Board is as follows:
| DIRECTOR | TERM |
|---|---|
| Scott Boyd — President | Term 2020-2024 |
| Peter Dekker — Treasurer | Term 2020-2026 |
| Kathryn Slater-Carter — Secretary | Term 2020-2024 |
| Bill Softky — Director | Term 2022-2026 |
| Carlysle Ann (Cid) Young— Director | Term 2023-2024 |
All Board members may be reached by sending an email to [email protected].
Or writing the District office at: Montara Water and Sanitary District, P.O. Box 370131, Montara, CA 94037. Telephone: (650)728-3545; FAX (650)728-8556.
General Manager
Clemens Heldmaier (650)728-3545 email
MSWD General Manager Clemens Heldmaier showing a creek filtration system.
Author: Coastside Buzz
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Government schemes like Connect the Coastside (as if it wasn’t already connected), subsidizing Big Wave, and support for Cypress Point are all about pushing more over-development, conveniently ignoring past mistakes, skirting the Coastal Act, and forgetting negative impacts on those of us who live here in service of a few, mostly out-of-area, politically-fixed financial and commercial interests. An enforced speed limit of 45 mph from the southern end of Moss Beach to the northern end of Montara is as slow as it needs to get on the current highway. Then the big issue for us becomes safe crossings that will keep the traffic flowing.
Last weekend, an evening backup reached into Montara and Moss Beach. That backup, more than four miles long, was caused primarily by the traffic light at Linda Mar in Pacifica, not by any highway condition in Montara or Moss Beach. So, where is improvement needed for instances like that?
A very useful tool for those who wish to see real-world, real-time data for Route 1 on the coastside is 511.org. Refer to it at various times to get a feeling for patterns, but especially when traffic is heavy. There is no escaping the conclusion that Montara and Moss Beach are where traffic flows the best, by far, on the Midcoast and HMB. Ask yourself why the setup and excuses for the government’s concentration on these towns rather than the places where the highway is plugged with lights and where large numbers of people cross willy-nilly at spots between the lights. In other words, why isn’t the concentration, effort, and money being spent on improving traffic flow in areas where slowdowns and backups actually occur and where safety is the worst?