Devonshire Canyon Open Space Alliance

Welcome! Our goal is to preserve the natural beauty of the Devonshire Canyon area, preserve its remaining open space for the enjoyment of all San Carlos residents, and protect that open space from inappropriate development (i.e. development non-compliant with city, county or state regulations.) To that end, we are currently working to communicate to the San Carlos City Council the risks and downside for the City of the proposed annexation and development of the Winding Way project. This website provides information about the canyon and upcoming events.

News

Thank you to the hundreds of you who have supported the Devonshire Canyon Open Space Alliance over the years. The San Carlos City Council has an item on the agenda for the December 8th Council meeting with the potential for significant impact on the future of the Canyon. We urge all of you to plan to attend this meeting at 7PM on December 8th, at San Carlos City Hall, 600 Elm Street.

Those of you who received notices indicating this item would be on the agenda for the November 10th meeting - it has been pushed back to December 8th. Thank you to all those who attended the October 27th meeting to express their views. Also, thank you to the City Council for considering our concerns about the speed of the process and agreeing to postpone deliberations. We will update this web site with any further changes to the schedule as they occur.

It has been 3 years since the Winding Way development came before the City Council. Annexation and development were not approved at that time. Instead, through our outstanding participation and voice we were able to convince the City of San Carlos to require the developer to produce a focused Environmental Impact Report giving us the renewed opportunity for comment. Three years later they have submitted a revised document and it is up for approval.

There is currently an item on the agenda for the December 8, 2008 City Council meeting to discuss for approval what is being described as a Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR). For a brief write up of our concerns, go to DCOSA concerns 2008 on our documents page. For a brief history of this project of this project, go to proposal history on our documents page.

Please email, phone, or write to each of the City Council members expressing your opinion on the Winding Way development. To have your comments noted for the record, please follow the City Clerk's guidelines

Here is a link to the main city council web page.

It is time for all of our voices to be heard again. This is a fresh start with a new team. The current City Council and staff are comprised of mostly new people who were not here in 2005. There is tremendous interest and awareness in San Carlos on the environment, open space and the trail systems.

It is important for us to show the City Council, in large numbers, that we care and want to work with them to make great decisions that benefit our entire community.

Receiving Email Updates

We have established a mailing list to keep subscribers updated on this issue. To join the list, please go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/devocan. Everyone is welcome to view archived messages. We will not sell your name or email address to anybody, and we will not use it for any purpose unrelated to this effort without your explicit authorization. To request specific information or volunteer, email devsresponse@yahoo.com for a direct response.

Speak Your Mind

If you care about the local issues of open space and the quality of life in our community, write a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper. Visit our Media page for contact info.