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Coastal Commission postpones decision on Oceano Dunes
Thursday February 06, 2003
SAN DIEGO (AP) The California Coastal Commission on Thursday
postponed a decision on whether to renew a state park's permit
allowing off-road vehicles and campers at the Oceano Dunes.
The commission said it would consider the matter at its March
meeting in San Luis Obispo.
The Oceano Dunes, south of San Luis Obispo, have been a point of
contention between dune enthusiasts and environmentalists who say
off-road vehicles threaten an endangered coastal bird, the snowy
plover.
Coastal Commission staff had recommended approving the permit
without changes and said that last year was the plover's best
breeding season since tracking efforts began in 1998.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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