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SUBMIT YOUR OPPOSITION TO THE DRAFT BESS ORDINANCE NOW!

SUBMIT BEFORE 1:30 pm Tuesday, November 18

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Making a difference starts with action. Here’s how you can join us in protecting our community and ensuring our voices are heard.

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Make your voice heard and join the fight to protect our community. There are several ways you can take action to oppose the proposed BESS project:

1. SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT ONLINE

Write an opposition statement to the County Board of Supervisors.

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SEND YOUR COMMENT BY 1:30 PM TODAY, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18

Today, Tuesday November 18, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will vote to decide whether they start environmental review (CEQA) on new rules in their updated Draft BESS Ordinance that will allow flammable, explosive lithium BESS in our neighborhoods. This updated Draft is missing well over 30 specific safety regulations and standards that need to be in the BESS Ordinance to protect our families, homes, neighborhoods, farms and natural habitats.

The Draft Ordinance as it is written presents a current and immediate threat to the public's safety and welfare.

Please consider using the following TEMPLATE for your letter's opening paragraph:

The approval of use permits, building permits or other entitlements for utility-scale BESS without specific standards in place in a BESS zoning ordinance presents a current and immediate threat to the public’s safety and welfare. Santa Cruz County’s current draft of the Energy Storage Combining District Ordinance is missing many specific standards necessary to protect the public’s safety and welfare. Please do NOT approve the Draft BESS Ordinance “in concept” or at all until these strong compliance measures to protect public health and safety are incorporated.

Please consider using the list of critical missing regulations and standards in the PDF for your letter's body.