Saturday, October 8, 2011

Friends of Shollenberger

Dear Friends of Shollenberger,

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
December 9, 2011 is Decision Day - Judge Chouteau will hear our legal
challenge in Sonoma Superior Court, and issue his findings.
Be there to support our case and bear witness to the proceedings.

DONATE TODAY!
Protecting our park and wetlands costs money: legal fees need your support.
Please donate if you can, on-line (saveshollenberger.com)

Send Donations by check to:

Friends of Shollenberger Park
PO Box 2114
Petaluma, CA 94953

Plan to include us in your end of year giving
(checks can be made out to the O.W.L. Foundation, memo: Friends of
Shollenberger, and are fully tax-deductible.)

It's for the kids - and for the birds - and for the health of Petaluma!


Joan Cooper
Friends of Shollenberger
Posted by Friends of Shollenberger Park at 11:24 AM 1 comments

What's happening Update

SAVE SHOLLENBERGER UPDATE:
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
Saveshollenberger.com
DEC. 14, 2010:
SONOMA COUNTY SUPERVISORS APPROVE DUTRA ASPHALT FACTORY
(3-2 VOTE) FAIL TO FOLLOW PROCEDURE FOR RE-ZONING, CERTIFICATION OF EIR.
THEY DISALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE HEARING

JAN. 14, 2011
RICHARD DRURY, DRURY AND LOZEAU, FILES 60 PAGE LEGAL CHALLENGE, ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFFS (CITY OF PETALUMA, MADRONE AUDUBON SOCIETY, PETALUMA RIVER COUNCIL, FRIENDS OF SHOLLENBERGER, MOMS FOR CLEAN AIR, PETALUMA TOMORROW AND SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS

JUNE 23 2011
JUDGE RENE CHOUTEAU, SONOMA SUPERIOR COURT, APPOINTED TO HEAR OUR CASE, RULES AGAINST SHAMROCK MATERIALS, INC AND CORTO MENO SAND & GRAVEL’S REQUEST TO BE REMOVED AS A “PARTY OF INTEREST”

SEPT. 22, 2011
COALITION OF PLAINTIFFS AND THE CITY OF PETALUMA (a co-plaintiff) FILE BRIEFS ADDRESSING GENERAL PLAN ISSUES AND MEASURE D (SCENIC VIEW CORRIDOR PROTECTION)

OCT. 21, 2011
DUTRA, SHAMROCK, COUNTRY OF SONOMA WILL FILE OPPOSITION BRIEFS

NOV. 8, 2011
RICHARD DRURY, ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS (OUR COMMUNITY COALITION) WILL FILE REPLY BRIEF

DEC. 9, 2011 2:20 PM (PUBLIC CAN ATTEND)
HEARING ON THE WRIT WILL BE BEFORE JUDGE CHOUTEAU IN SONOMA SUPERIOR COURT Santa Rosa, CA EITHER PARTY CAN APPEAL THE DECISION.

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Posted by Friends of Shollenberger Park at 11:23 AM 1 comments
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Community bench donations for inscribed bricks now closed


The bench pad has been installed. We will have a Dedication Gathering in January 2017 at the Community Bench site, located on the South loop of the walking path at Shollenberger Park. Check it out!

Donations to Save Shollenberger always welcome and needed. Think of our park and the work we need to keep doing to save it when making your end of the year donations — tax deductible!



Donate Today!


Hands Around Shollenberger

Click here to watch a video of our Hands Around Shollenberger event!

Watch an additional video of our 400 person rally here

Upcoming Events

Shollenberger Shindig
Feb 25, 2019
River Front Cafe
A Benefit for Friends of Shollenberger (O.W.L. Foundation) fund to protect our park.

Mission Statement

We are a group of ordinary citizens who enjoy open space, clean air, and community well being. We have joined together to preserve and protect Shollenberger Park and the Petaluma Wetlands for all of our families and for future generations.

We provide information and a forum for citizens to learn about our local environmental issues and work towards protecting our park. As a “Special Project” of the O.W.L. Foundation, (http://owlfoundation.net/OWL.htm), we are a non-profit organization and donations to support our activities are tax-deductible.

Read More

  • 2014 Petition for Rehearing
  • Dutra Reply Brief 9/25/2012
  • Dutra Opening Brief 7/20/2012
  • Judge Chouteau's decision 12/23/2011
  • City Opening Brief (PDF)
  • Trial Brief CEQA Brown Act (PDF)
  • Dutra's Record
  • Our Partners In This Fight
  • More Information

This fight is not over!

Stay tuned for our next steps in preserving and protecting Shollenberger Park and Petaluma Wetlands, and our community from an asphalt factory at Haystack Landing.

How You Can Help

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