OXNARD — Rooftop destinations and increased housing projects are not recipes for a vibrant waterfront, according to a recent online petition started by Ventura County residents against proposed plan
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Thank you for this article, more often the public gets left out, and have no say in there community. Harbor district needs a face lift!
Some of the facts in this article need an update. The January hearing addressed the redo of the Casa Sirena, which the local communities supports.
4 of the 11 acres of Fisherman’s Wharf are presently not within the zoning for the wharf and are part of the boat launch. A Public Works plan amendment is required, but the developers and the harbor dept speak as if this is a fait accompli.
The intersection of Channel Islands and Victoria is shared by four governmental jurisdictions. That intersection will be impacted by a Hueneme housing and commercial development already approved by the coastal commission, not to mention condos at Hemlock and Victoria. The intersection is gridlock during peak hours and this is well known.
Planning needs to be coordinated with all four jurisdictions. It is idiotic for each to go their own way without any care that what is done will affect the other jurisdictions.
The Silver Strand residents, trapped with one means of egress also have to contend with the all important activities of the naval base, security alerts, possible terrorism evacuations. Then there is the use by the Port of Hueneme as a pass through for dozens of car ferries.
Residents at this intersections is the single most foolish use imaginable. It needs to attract visitors as it used to do. The harbor department and the board of supervisors has shown a lack of imagination and total stubborness to any ideas offered that are not residential. This is waterfront property and should be open to all county residents for recreational purposes, not to mention the out-of-town visitors who keep telling us there is nothing to do there.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors with our Harbor district Supervisor Zaragoza voted in favor of giving our public harbor land to private developers. While appearing to be sympathetic to the community at the end of the day they only listen to what the Harbor Director Krieger presents and County Manager recommends. Keep in mind that Supervisor Zaragoza could have represented our district 5 with the citizen’s requests and voted against the 390 apartment complex and 25,000 sq. ft. of retail, he vote YES! It’s time to rise up and tell ALL of the supervisors NO to apartments on our land. VOTE for open public spaces.
PS: 390 apartments equates to a minimum of 390,000 sq feet of highrise development and at least 600 cars sharing our harbor. Is that really what you want?
What we need is more restaurants that serve diverse food (Mexican, seafood, burgers, etc for the tourists. Maybe Greek / French / Italian like it seems to work for Ventura Harbor. What we do NOT need is more cars and residents clogging up the intersection. It is already crowded, as others have noted, and is the only way out for Silver Strand residents. We are a tsunami danger zone (not that I think it will ever happen), but it is important that we can leave. Also the base employees / harbor traffic has clogged up the intersection at certain busy times of day, and the working people of these proposed apartments would add to the congestion. It has been way too long since Fishermans Wharf served as a community destination, but it could. Bring in some good food, and the people will come. A chain restaurant for an anchor perhaps, then local providers for a boutique experience? An Eggs n Things for brunches, a candlelit dinner house?