NEIGHBORHOOD/COMMUNITY INFORMATIONAL MEETING: Hollister Avenue-State Street WIDENING AND STREETSCAPE PROJECT

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church 4575 Auhay Dr., SB, 93110

On May 25th, the County Planning & Public Works Departments hosted a community meeting at Vieja Valley School, where they presented their plans for significant changes to the 1.25 mile Hollister corridor between Hwy 154 and San Antonio Rd. Community members were surprised with how advanced the County’s proposals were, and concerned about the lack of opportunity for public input into a project that significantly affects our community.

Since that time, a handful of concerned local citizens have spent time gathering information to better understand the project. They recently met with County Planners and also attended the South County Board of Architectural Review (SBAR) meeting, where they learned more about this project and how it might impact our neighborhoods and businesses along Hollister.

The project includes widening Hollister to 4 lanes and public streetscape improvements, such as lighting, seating, landscaping, bus stop shelters, bike racks, public art, signage, multi-modal circulation, and hardscape. Driveways and parking would be changed as a result of the proposed modifications, and Modoc Road will also be impacted.

We are hosting a neighborhood meeting to educate and share information that will help us all to respond to this street-widening proposal. This should be valuable information for all those interested in the future of this unique section of Hollister Avenue and the character of the surrounding neighborhoods.

This meeting is community based and not affiliated with the County or any special interest group. Those of us hosting the meeting have been involved with the Eastern Goleta Community Plan and other community issues, like bike and pedestrian access and safety.

At this meeting, there will be presentations and time for questions.

Neighborhood Working Group: Autumn Brook, Eva Inbar, Barb Kloos, Terri Ortega, Robin Tiffney.

For information contact Barb Kloos, Hope Ranch Annex/More Mesa Neighborhoods Barbk77@cox.net

Public Works Corridor Widening Webpage (timeline): http://pwsb.zohosites.com/hollister-widening.html

Corridor Streetscape Project Description: http://longrange.sbcountyplanning.org/programs/hollister/hollister.php

COAST Description of Project: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6pyJuoS8kd_UkhOT3VkeHZvSUk/view

Project Study Report (for those who want to delve in deeper):
http://pwsb.zohosites.com/files/863035_Hollister_Ave_State_St_PSR_Final_10.7.13.pdf

We hope you can attend this meeting to learn how we can be an effective voice in the shaping of this local section of Hollister Avenue.

Citizens for Eastern Goleta Valley