The Church of the Woods
The Church of the Woods DEIR (Draft Evironmental Impact Report) has been released for public viewing and comments. This project would:
(Reprinted from the Church of the Woods DEIR, Volume I, Summary)
The Church of the Woods project would include an assembly building/youth center, an
auditorium and children's ministry, a maintenance building/caretaker unit, a 1,200 seat worship
center, a chapel retreat building, various recreational fields and facilities, and parking. The
facilities would be developed on 37 acres in the community of Rim Forest.
The proposed project would result in the development of approximately 23 acres (63
percent) of the project site (9.4 acres of structures, drives, walks, and drainage features; 13.8
acres of sports fields, play areas, recreation, landscaping, and landscaped manufactured slopes).
The remaining 13.7 acres (37 percent) of the site would be retained as open space, including
hiking trails and some fuel modification zones within the forested areas.
Vehicular access onto the project site would be provided by a driveway on Highway 18.
A secondary emergency access would be provided along Highway 18 approximately 400 feet
east of the proposed driveway. The proposed project would provide a total of 540 parking
spaces, which would meet and exceed the minimum code requirements.
A permanent fuel modification zone with a minimum width of 100 feet around all
proposed structures, would provide a fire break to deter the spread of a potential forest fire.1 The
extent of the fuel modification boundaries would be determined by the CFFPD based on an
approved Fuel Modification Plan.
Friends of the Mountain, Inc. is opposed to this project for the same reasons we opposed the Royal Rangers Adventure Camp: Size and Location.
Community meetings were held on Sunday May 16 and Wednesday May 26 at Dr. Hugh Bialecki's office to discuss this project. Representatives from
the Sierra Club Mountains Group, Save Our Forest Association, San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society, Friends of the Mountain, and concerned
citizens were present.
The county has extended the comments period to June 18. All public comments related to this project must be received
by Matthew Slowik by that date.
(Reprinted from the Church of the Woods DEIR, Volume I, Summary)
The Church of the Woods project would include an assembly building/youth center, an
auditorium and children's ministry, a maintenance building/caretaker unit, a 1,200 seat worship
center, a chapel retreat building, various recreational fields and facilities, and parking. The
facilities would be developed on 37 acres in the community of Rim Forest.
The proposed project would result in the development of approximately 23 acres (63
percent) of the project site (9.4 acres of structures, drives, walks, and drainage features; 13.8
acres of sports fields, play areas, recreation, landscaping, and landscaped manufactured slopes).
The remaining 13.7 acres (37 percent) of the site would be retained as open space, including
hiking trails and some fuel modification zones within the forested areas.
Vehicular access onto the project site would be provided by a driveway on Highway 18.
A secondary emergency access would be provided along Highway 18 approximately 400 feet
east of the proposed driveway. The proposed project would provide a total of 540 parking
spaces, which would meet and exceed the minimum code requirements.
A permanent fuel modification zone with a minimum width of 100 feet around all
proposed structures, would provide a fire break to deter the spread of a potential forest fire.1 The
extent of the fuel modification boundaries would be determined by the CFFPD based on an
approved Fuel Modification Plan.
Friends of the Mountain, Inc. is opposed to this project for the same reasons we opposed the Royal Rangers Adventure Camp: Size and Location.
Community meetings were held on Sunday May 16 and Wednesday May 26 at Dr. Hugh Bialecki's office to discuss this project. Representatives from
the Sierra Club Mountains Group, Save Our Forest Association, San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society, Friends of the Mountain, and concerned
citizens were present.
The county has extended the comments period to June 18. All public comments related to this project must be received
by Matthew Slowik by that date.
Email:
mslowik@lusd.sbcounty.gov
Regular Mail:
mslowik@lusd.sbcounty.gov
Regular Mail:
County of San Bernardino
Land Use Services Department
Advance Planning Division
385 North Arrowhead Avenue, First Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0182
Attention: Matthew Slowik
The California Department of Fish and Game has sent a letter to the county detailing their dissatifaction with the current DEIR and what the Department will require.
Land Use Services Department
Advance Planning Division
385 North Arrowhead Avenue, First Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0182
Attention: Matthew Slowik
The California Department of Fish and Game has sent a letter to the county detailing their dissatifaction with the current DEIR and what the Department will require.
California Department of Fish and Game Letter
Project Plan
DEIR Volume I (PDF 24.15MB)
DEIR Volume II (PDF 23.66MB)
DEIR Volume III (PDF 12.25MB)
Save Rim Woods Facebook Page
Friends of the Mountain is now collecting donations for a possible law suit. If you would like to assist in preventing this project, as currently designed, from being built, please send your donation to:
Friends of the Mountain, Inc.
COTW Legal Fund
P.O. Box 490
Rimforest, California 92378
All money collected for the COTW Legal Fund will only be used for Attorney's fees and any other fees related to the Church of the Woods project.
For additional information about this project, please goto: Sierra Club-Mountains Group
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Project Plan
DEIR Volume I (PDF 24.15MB)
DEIR Volume II (PDF 23.66MB)
DEIR Volume III (PDF 12.25MB)
Save Rim Woods Facebook Page
Friends of the Mountain is now collecting donations for a possible law suit. If you would like to assist in preventing this project, as currently designed, from being built, please send your donation to:
Friends of the Mountain, Inc.
COTW Legal Fund
P.O. Box 490
Rimforest, California 92378
All money collected for the COTW Legal Fund will only be used for Attorney's fees and any other fees related to the Church of the Woods project.
For additional information about this project, please goto: Sierra Club-Mountains Group
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The Royal Rangers
Despite overwhelming opposition to the camp from mountain residents and with only 3 of the 5 supervisors present (Biane, Derry, and Ovett), the San
Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 to approve the Royal Rangers Adventure Camp in Twin Peaks. Mountain residents in opposition to
the camp presented a wide array of irregularities, discrepancies, contradictions, and false statements made by the promoters of the camp and by the
county itself but they were ignored. As a condition of their approval, apparently in anticipation of law suits, the Board of Supervisors, at the behest
of the County Counsel, included a requirement that the Royal Rangers indemnify the County and the Board of Supervisors.
A meeting was held on Sunday March 21, 2010 to discuss options in preventing the Royal Rangers Adventure Camp from being built. The meeting was
organized by the San Bernardino Mountains Safety and Conservation Coalition and focused on a pending law suit against the county.
The law suit will cost an estimated $50,000. Approximately $25,000 has already been pledged by several organizations in support of this action.
Additional donations, letter writing volunteers, and professional assistants willing to provide pertinent information are being sought.
If you would like to help stop this camp, as currently designed, from being built please contact:
Pamela Carver Friends of Twin Peaks (909) 553-6251 pjbadger@gmail.com
Sue Walker Sierra Club-Mountains (909) 337-1279 svwalker@gmail.com
To learn more about this camp please go to: Sierra Club Mountains Group
While Friends of the Mountain, Inc. has not officially joined the coalition, we have supported, and will continue to support, their efforts.
Update: The planned lawsuit was filed on March 24, 2010 in San Bernardino County Superior Court.
Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 to approve the Royal Rangers Adventure Camp in Twin Peaks. Mountain residents in opposition to
the camp presented a wide array of irregularities, discrepancies, contradictions, and false statements made by the promoters of the camp and by the
county itself but they were ignored. As a condition of their approval, apparently in anticipation of law suits, the Board of Supervisors, at the behest
of the County Counsel, included a requirement that the Royal Rangers indemnify the County and the Board of Supervisors.
A meeting was held on Sunday March 21, 2010 to discuss options in preventing the Royal Rangers Adventure Camp from being built. The meeting was
organized by the San Bernardino Mountains Safety and Conservation Coalition and focused on a pending law suit against the county.
The law suit will cost an estimated $50,000. Approximately $25,000 has already been pledged by several organizations in support of this action.
Additional donations, letter writing volunteers, and professional assistants willing to provide pertinent information are being sought.
If you would like to help stop this camp, as currently designed, from being built please contact:
Pamela Carver Friends of Twin Peaks (909) 553-6251 pjbadger@gmail.com
Sue Walker Sierra Club-Mountains (909) 337-1279 svwalker@gmail.com
To learn more about this camp please go to: Sierra Club Mountains Group
While Friends of the Mountain, Inc. has not officially joined the coalition, we have supported, and will continue to support, their efforts.
Update: The planned lawsuit was filed on March 24, 2010 in San Bernardino County Superior Court.
Traffic Signals Hwy 18 and Lake Gregory
At a meeting held on Thursday October 22, 2009, CALTRANS officials stated, over the objections of those in attendance, that the proposed traffic
signals at Lake Gregory Drive and Hwy 18 is a "DONE DEAL". CALTRANS officials also stated that it was simple oversights that public comments were
not allowed and that residents were not notified about the signal until recently. The signals are to be installed in the Spring of 2010.
CALTRANS officials have also denied any connection between the installation of the signals and the Royal Rangers Adventure Camp in Twin Peaks.
Many mountain residents believe this claim to be untrue.
Various organizations and local newspapers believe they have found discrepancies between what CALTRANS officials have stated and what is
available in the public records.
CALTRANS has sent out mailers to mountain area residents attempting to explain their reasoning for installing the signals. The mailers appear to have
done nothing but increase the frustration with CALTRANS.
CALTRANS installed traffic signals several years ago near the entrance to Lake Arrowhead Village but they were removed within months. The signals
caused more problems than they solved.
We believe that, while they may work fine in the summer, during the winter with heavy fog, ice, and snow these signals will cause more accidents
than they are designed to prevent.
CALTRANS posted on-line that installation of these signals will begin May 3, 2010 and will last throughout the Spring.
signals at Lake Gregory Drive and Hwy 18 is a "DONE DEAL". CALTRANS officials also stated that it was simple oversights that public comments were
not allowed and that residents were not notified about the signal until recently. The signals are to be installed in the Spring of 2010.
CALTRANS officials have also denied any connection between the installation of the signals and the Royal Rangers Adventure Camp in Twin Peaks.
Many mountain residents believe this claim to be untrue.
Various organizations and local newspapers believe they have found discrepancies between what CALTRANS officials have stated and what is
available in the public records.
CALTRANS has sent out mailers to mountain area residents attempting to explain their reasoning for installing the signals. The mailers appear to have
done nothing but increase the frustration with CALTRANS.
CALTRANS installed traffic signals several years ago near the entrance to Lake Arrowhead Village but they were removed within months. The signals
caused more problems than they solved.
We believe that, while they may work fine in the summer, during the winter with heavy fog, ice, and snow these signals will cause more accidents
than they are designed to prevent.
CALTRANS posted on-line that installation of these signals will begin May 3, 2010 and will last throughout the Spring.
Friends of the Mountain, Incorporated is a community based nonprofit conservation organization located in Southern California's San Bernardino Mountains and National Forest.
Moon Camp
The Draft Re-circulated EIR for the Moon Camp Development Project/RCK Properties, Inc. is available for public review and comment. The purpose of the
document is to identify and describe the probable environmental impacts that would result from the proposed project on approximately 62.43 acres.
The 'Original' Moon Camp Development Project included:
1) A General Plan Amendment from BV/RL-40 Bear Valley Community Plan (Rural Living- 40 ac. minimum lot size) to BV/RS-7,200 Bear Valley
Community Plan (Single Residential- 7,200 s.f. minimum lot size).
2) An Amendment to the County Circulation Element for re-alignment of North Shore Drive (Hwy. 38).
3) A Tentative Tract Map (#16136) with a total of 95 lots.
4) A Conditional Use Permit for a boat dock (marina), with 103 boat slips (on the west side of the project site).
document is to identify and describe the probable environmental impacts that would result from the proposed project on approximately 62.43 acres.
The 'Original' Moon Camp Development Project included:
1) A General Plan Amendment from BV/RL-40 Bear Valley Community Plan (Rural Living- 40 ac. minimum lot size) to BV/RS-7,200 Bear Valley
Community Plan (Single Residential- 7,200 s.f. minimum lot size).
2) An Amendment to the County Circulation Element for re-alignment of North Shore Drive (Hwy. 38).
3) A Tentative Tract Map (#16136) with a total of 95 lots.
4) A Conditional Use Permit for a boat dock (marina), with 103 boat slips (on the west side of the project site).
The 'Revised' Moon Camp Development Project (evaluated as an 'Alternative' in the Re-Circulated EIR), includes:
1) A General Plan Amendment from BV/RL-40 Bear Valley Community Plan (Rural Living- 40 ac. minimum lot size) to BV/RS-20,000 Bear Valley
Community Plan (Single Residential- 20,000 s.f. minimum lot size).
2) A Tentative Tract Map (#16136) with a total of 57 lots.
3) A Conditional Use Permit for a boat dock (marina), with 55 boat slips (on the east side of the project site). The 62.43-acre site is located on State
Highway 38 between Canyon Road and Polique Canyon Road, in the Fawnskin area of San Bernardino County (APNs 0304-091-12, 21, and 22;
and, 0304-082-04).
1) A General Plan Amendment from BV/RL-40 Bear Valley Community Plan (Rural Living- 40 ac. minimum lot size) to BV/RS-20,000 Bear Valley
Community Plan (Single Residential- 20,000 s.f. minimum lot size).
2) A Tentative Tract Map (#16136) with a total of 57 lots.
3) A Conditional Use Permit for a boat dock (marina), with 55 boat slips (on the east side of the project site). The 62.43-acre site is located on State
Highway 38 between Canyon Road and Polique Canyon Road, in the Fawnskin area of San Bernardino County (APNs 0304-091-12, 21, and 22;
and, 0304-082-04).
For additional information, goto: Friends of Fawskin
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