Last Thursday, the California Coastal Commission voted 7-4 for retaining an emergency eco-friendly protection measure designed and constructed by Santa Barbara Countyfor unprotected areas of Goleta Beach Park.

Friends of Goleta Beach Park (herein Friends…) fully supports the County of Santa Barbara recommendations for an amendment to the Coastal Permit CDP 4-14-0687 for retaining the revetment measures designed and constructed under the Emergency Coastal Development Permit 4-16-0027.

The repairs made this winter to save and restore the Goleta Beach Park are in danger of forced removal.

County Park Commission Urges Permanent Solution to Goleta Beach Erosion

Crews add boulders to revetment and erect more sand berms to prevent erosion as El Nino winter storms hit the coast

If you haven't had an opportunity to visit the Park this season, you would view the impacts of our first El Nino winter storms in many years.  The bottom-line, the rock revetment, which now has a twenty year coastal permit, has stopped several high high tide runups from landward erosion.

http://www.noozhawk.com/noozhawk/article/goleta_beach_park_lease_renewal_bridge_replacement_20150913
Noozhawk Article dated 9/13/2015
By Gina Potthoff, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @ginapotthoff

CCC Victory

"Coastal Commission staff accepted the county's application and are recommending that commissioners leave the rocks be, according to the agenda for May's meeting."