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At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing the Supervisors offer their concluding remarks including Supervisor Alioto-Pier’s desire to convene a meeting of the various parties to resolve the contamination problems at Mountain Lake.

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At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Friends of Mountain Lake Park President, Kate Scanlon speaks about the value of Mountain Lake to the local community. Rich Shrieve, with Friends of Mountain Lake Park since 1980 talks about human impacts to the lake and his frustration with potential legal action among the agencies.

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At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Presidio Trust Executive Director Craig Middleton confirms that Mountain Lake does need to be cleaned up and that stormwater does need to be diverted away from the lake.

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At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Caltrans spokesperson, Dan McElhaney, answers that Caltrans will share in the responsibility for cleaning up Mountain Lake at the Presidio of San Francisco. But does he commit his agency to any action other than meeting with other parties? Does the stalemate continue? You be the judge.

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At the February 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Caltrans spokesperson, Dan McElhaney, discusses how Caltrans wants to be a good neighbor and share in the responsibility for Mountain Lake at the Presidio of San Francisco. He makes a claim (at about 2:40 into the video) that Caltrans’ portion of the runoff into Mountain Lake is only about 5% of the total. Highway 1 outlets drain stormwater from the roadway directly into Mountain Lake. Lake sediment testing shows high levels of lead near these stormdrains.

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At the April 25, 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee hearing Presidio Restoration Advisory Board community member, Doug Kern, comments on the nature and extent of lead and pesticide contamination in Mountain Lake at the Presidio of San Francisco.  

Part 1 of Doug Kern’s comments appears below.

And Part 2…

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We’ve been down a long road with years of discussing the vision for this wonderful restoration project. Community members have commented during the scoping process in 2003 and have responded to proposed alternatives in 2007.  The Presidio Trust released its response to public comments (pdf — 1.5mb) in late 2007 and have posted a tentative timeline for restoration activities subject to funding availability.

I’ve been reviewing the Response to Comments and look forward to discussing the details here.

Stewardship of the various Tennessee Hollow sites will be a key element in the ultimate success of the project. What will stewardship of Tennessee Hollow look like?  What kind of organization will have the greatest impact? How will it be funded?  How will it get started? Who will manage it? What do you think?

Since any restoration of Tennessee Hollow will be subject to funding availability, what can we do to encourage potential donors to explore this project?  What kinds of activities can we begin in order to promote Tennessee Hollow to the philanthropic community?

Hey, it’s an exciting time for Tennessee Hollow restoration!  Lot’s of opportunity to make a difference.

– Doug Kern

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