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'Yes' on Measures A & B forum describes need for modern-day environmental review for oil and gas drilling in V.C.
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- Published: Saturday, 16 April 2022 15:37
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Orange areas show antiquated oil permits across Ventura County.
Ventura County Measures A and B on the June primary ballot will ensure new oil and gas drilling projects have modern-day environmental reviews, as approved by the Board of Supervisors in the General Plan.
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A community forum was hosted in April by the Chalice Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Conejo Valley and can be viewed online at: https://www.facebook.com/ChaliceUUCommunityForum/ under "videos."
Participating in the forum was Steve Colomé of Ojai, who has a doctorate in Environmental Health Sciences from Harvard University, with an emphasis on air pollution.
He serves on the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Advisory Committee.
Forum topics included:
• Environmental-review exemptions for “antiquated” permits issued prior to 1970.
• Impacts on health, safety, local water, air and soil.
• What people can do to help pass Measures A and B.
VC-SAFE is a coalition of Ventura County individuals and groups, including Food & Water Watch, Los Padres ForestWatch, Patagonia and CAUSE.
The ballot language for Measures A and B to protect air, water and soil in Ventura County is:
MEASURE “A”
“Shall Ordinance No. 4567, an ordinance of the County of Ventura repealing and reenacting Division 8, Chapter 1.1, Sections 8175-5.7 of the Ventura County Ordinance Code, to amend the Coastal Zoning Ordinance regulating oil and gas exploration and production, be adopted?”
Yes _____ No _____
MEASURE “B”
“Shall Ordinance No. 4568, an ordinance of the County of Ventura repealing and reenacting Division 8, Chapter 1.1, Sections 8107-5 of the Ventura County Ordinance Code, to amend the Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance regulating oil and gas exploration and production, be adopted?”
Yes _____ No _____