WELCOME TO THE DANA POINT BOATERS ASSOCIATION
 

Updated March 19, 2010


GREAT NEWS FOR ALL DUES PAYING DPBA MEMBERS!

For boaters who wish to join us this year, as well as current DPBA members, we are suspending the collection of dues for the balance of 2010. To find out how to take advantage of the Special Plan please read our February 26, 2009 (eNews).


Keep America Fishing Alert (Take Action Now)

March 16, 2010 -- Help Protect Sportfishing Access in Southern California
Urge the California Fish and Game Commission to reverse its March 3 decision and give Proposal 2 equal consideration with all other proposals.

Help Protect Sportfishing Access in Southern California


DPBA Writes Letter To County of Orange Legal Counsel,
Supervisor Pat Bates and OC DPH

DPBA Writes Letters Regarding Misdistribution of Dana Point Tideland Trust Funds -- Use of DP Tidelands Trust Funds For OC Harbor Patrol Outside Tidelands Trust:
Letter to County Counsel Nicholas Chrisos, Letter to County Supervisor Patricia Bates, The State of California State Lands Commission vs. County of Orange 1982.

DPBA writes letter, survey and eNews regarding OC DPH Slip Rates:
Email to OC DPH Director Brad Gross, Survey of Government Owned Harbors In Southern California, DPBA March 05, 2010 (eNews).


Re-Issue Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report or
DPBA OC DPH Documents Web Page with further information.

This Notice of Preparation (NOP) is being re-issued by OC Dana Point Harbor (County) for the proposed waterside Marina Improvement Project in the City of Dana Point (City). The Original NOP was circulated from November 27, 2007 to January 2, 2008 to inform Responsible and Trustee Agencies, and the interested public that a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) was being prepared for the Marina Improvement Project.


Important Dates

DPBA Public Meeting
When:
April 2010
Time:
7:00-9:00PM

Where:
To Be Determined
Stay tuned for further updates


What have we made available to boaters who want to stay informed and participate?

We need your help on a very important matter.  DPBA is nothing without its members.  We are a grassroots organization, your fellow boaters, and as such we need your help to build the membership. Please help us help you:

  1. Join the Dana Point Boaters Association.  Please understand that getting Boaters Blast emails does not mean you are a member of the Association.  Please go to Join Now or Renew Now.

  2. Join and participate in our blog, Save Our Harbor.  Note that receiving Boaters Blast emails or having joined the DPBA does not mean that you are automatically participating.
    Participants in the Save Our Harbor Blog gain direct access to a wealth of boater discussions and information that you will surely find helpful to understand boater issues as well as what’s happening in our harbor.

  3. Pass our Website link along, http://www.DanaPointBoaters.org, to anyone that you think might benefit from participating in the Association.

If you CC Secretary@DanaPointBoaters.org then we will add their email address to our Boaters Blast distribution list as well as your own.  (No worries if you join as your name will automatically be added to this list.)

Another thing that we urge you to consider, at any time it strikes you:  Get directly involved with the Association’s efforts in any area of boating advocacy that you have an interest in or desire to help on.  Maybe just stuffing envelopes (probably not the best example as most everything these days is electronic)  but all member involvement helps the cause and will translate to benefit for yourself as well as the community of fellow Dana Point boaters.

One last thing, we want to hear from you!  Even if you just have an question and/or opinion that you think we would benefit from hearing.  It’s easy, just send an email to: Officers@DanaPointBoaters.org and you’ll be hearing back from us.  Promise.

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ENDORSEMENTS

Mark Massara, Director, California Coastal Programs, Sierra Club
"Read Mark's Endorsement"

Fran Gibson, Board President, Coastwalk California, California Coastal Trail
"Read Fran's Endorsement"

 

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