Willits Bypass Alert!

If you care about Willits’ reputation as a “green” community;

If you care about the rivers and wetlands of Little Lake Valley;

If you care about sustaining local business in Willits;

If you think building a massive 4-lane freeway is a wasteful way to get the small volume of ‘through traffic’ around Willits and back on to Hwy 101 just north of Willits;

If you want to see an appropriately scaled project that moves ‘through trucks’ off Main Street but doesn’t kill the town or the 89 acres of threatened habitat, you still have an opportunity to voice your concerns and halt this tragic boondoggle! Please help.

Caltrans has applied to the Army Corps of Engineers for a permit to destroy wetlands in order to build the Willits Bypass. The Army Corps is required by law to solicit public comments before granting such a permit to Caltrans. The Army Corps is also required to hold a public hearing in Willits if enough people request one. In you comments, you may cite the issues mentioned above, and/or include your own concerns. State specifically why you want a public hearing, such as the fact that public participation ended in 2007 and subsequent decisions about the design and the “mitigations” have been made without public knowledge. Please send your comments, and a request for a public hearing in Willits, to the address below. Comments must be received by April 16^th, 2010. Be sure to name the applicant (Caltrans) and include the application number. Thank you!!!!! To view the Army Corps’ Notice of the application and a description of the project, go to www.spn.usace.army.mil/regulatory/currpn.htm

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

San Francisco District, Regulatory Division

1455 Market Street

San Francisco . Ca. 94103-1398

Re: Caltrans Willits Bypass Application, Number 1991-19470N