Key decisions about the future of the Monterey Peninsula will be made in the City of Marina this year. Check out what's happening with the Marina General Plan Update, and find out the latest on the Marina Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) initiative.
LandWatch Supports Marina Station
Marina Station, located on 320 acres of the Armstrong Ranch, within the city limits of Marina is the best large-scale development ever proposed in Monterey County, and LandWatch is very pleased to endorse this project. Click here to read about the Marina Station project and our work with CreekBridge. (03.14.08)
State Law Requires Water Assessment on Major New Projects
The proposed Marina Heights project would be the biggest in the history of the City of Marina. If it's build, will there be enough water for other projects? State law requires the City to find out, before approving the project. So far, the City Council isn't paying attention. LandWatch urges full compliance, and full environmental review. (11.30.03)
Marina Heights Project Violates City General Plan
The proposed Marina Heights development in Marina would result in the demolition of 828 existing housing units, and would replace them with 1,050 new houses. All of the new housing units would be sold to persons with higher than average incomes, and 80% would go to those who can afford a home costing $500,000 or more. LandWatch has urged the Marina City Council to restructure this project, to follow the City General Plan, and to bring more benefits to City residents. (11/19/03)
Public Workshops on Proposed Marina Heights Development
The proposed Marina Heights project will be the first major development of Marina's lands on the former Fort Ord. Public participation is going to be critically important. (02/17/02)
Dan Burden Will Hold A Transportation Planning Workshop in Marina
How transportation facilities are designed and built has a lot to do with the "livability" of our local communities. This workshop session will be and informative and inspiring look at what we can do in Marina, and throughout Monterey County! (02/06/03)
LandWatch Urges Public Input On The Marina Heights Project
The Marina City Council will soon start the project review process for the large-scale Marina Heights Project. This LandWatch letter suggests a public involvement process to make sure that public concerns are addressed. (01/15/03)
Marina Heights Is Important For Marina's Future (01/04/03)
The Marina Heights Project is the first major residential project proposed for Marina lands located on the former Fort Ord. No affordable housing is what the developer wants. The ultimate outcome will depend on community involvement.
Court Dismisses Marina Lawsuit Against LandWatch (5/31/01)
The City of Marina sued LandWatch in what Judge Robert O‚Farrell has now definitively called a „Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation,‰ or „SLAPP‰ suit. Judge O‚Farrell has dismissed the suit against LandWatch, but there will be further proceedings to test the legality of Measure E, the City of Marina Urban Growth Boundary initiative.
Attorney General Bill Lockyer Supports LandWatch in Marina Lawsuit (5/01/01)
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, has filed a brief supporting LandWatch Monterey County in the two lawsuits brought against LandWatch by the City of Marina. Arguments in the Marina case will be heard at 9am on Friday, May 18, 2001, in the Courtroom of Judge Michael Fields, at the County Courthouse located at 1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey. The text of the Attorney General's brief is attached.
This LandWatch Brief Says That Marina Should Defend Measure E (4/25/01)
Measure E, passed by the voters last November, established an Urban Growth Boundary for Marina. The developers have sued to overturn Measure E, and so far, the City of Marina has refused to defend it. This LandWatch brief asks the Court to make the City Council carry out the voters' wishes. The case will be argued on May 18th.
LandWatch Asks the Court to Dismiss the Marina Lawsuit
The attached brief is lengthy, but anyone can understand it. The City of Marina was wrong to sue LandWatch, and the City‚s lawsuit should be dismissed. Sometime in May, the Superior Court will decide.
Legal Arguments Show That Marina is Wrong (2/24/01)
This letter to the Marina City Attorney demonstrates, with legal arguments, that the City Council was wrong to sue LandWatch, and to raise questions about the legality of Measure E. Since Marina voters have adopted Measure E, the City Council has a legal obligation to defend it.
LandWatch Urges Marina To Dismiss Its Lawsuit (2/24/01)
Measure E, the initiative that established an Urban Growth Boundary for Marina, was adopted by city voters on November 7, 2000. The City Council has filed a lawsuit against LandWatch, raising questions about the legality of Measure E. This LandWatch letter tells the City Council that it should be defending Measure E, not attacking it.
Adding an Urban Growth Boundary to the Marina General Plan (12/21/00)
Measure E, adopted on November 7, 2000, established an Urban Growth Boundary for the City of Marina. The City Council is now considering how to implement Measure E, and how to integrate the UGB into the Marina General Plan. Here are some initial comments from LandWatch.
A Report To LandWatch Members on Measure E (11/18/00)
Find out what the passage of Measure E, the Urban Growth Boundary initiative, means to Marina, and to the rest of Monterey County. Learn what future actions are to be expected.
LandWatch Letter Objecting to Certification of EIR and Adoption of General Plan
On November 2, 2000, the Marina City Council adopted a new General Plan. This letter outlines some of the deficiencies in the EIR and in the General Plan itself.
Measure E
Measure E will focus new growth into the existing Marina City limits,including lands of the former Fort Ord. Measure E will protect the coast and stop a proposal to turn the Armstrong Ranch into a 3500 home subdivision. To find out more, click here.(10/2/00)
League of Women Voters Says Vote "Yes" on Measure E
The League of Women Voters of the Monterey Peninsula Urges a "Yes" Vote on Marina's Measure E, to establish an Urban Growth Boundary in Marina.
Preliminary Comments on Draft Marina General Plan (7/28/00)
The City of Marina is considering a new General Plan, and hearings are coming up soon. Please feel free to use these preliminary comments from LandWatch as the basis for a letter or public comment of your own.
LandWatch Comments on Marina General Plan EIR (7/8/00)
Important Meetings Coming Up For Marina General Plan Update (6/24/00)
Citizen participation can play a key role in Marina, as the City Council considers how to amend its currently outdated General Plan. Here are the key dates and data!
Marina 2020 Vision to Marina City Council, Asking Council To Respect the Voter (6/24/00)
A Precedent-setting UGB Vote Is Coming In November (6/24/00)
