Wild Cherry Canyon as preserved open space would be a true treasure. The pristine coastal setting would expand the trail and outdoor opportunities exponentially. Montaña de Oro is considered one of the premier hiking and biking locations in our county and Wild Cherry Canyon would make this stretch of coastline even more attractive and useful to the masses.

In the future, Diablo lands including Wild Cherry Canyon, cannot be allowed to become a housing development. Instead, this pristine piece of land should be preserved so that many generations of Central Coast residents can enjoy it as a public space. Open lands are becoming increasingly rare on the Central Coast, and one of the best things about living here is that we have such wonderful opportunities to get outside and enjoy nature. Adding Wild Cherry Canyon lands to Montana De Oro State Park would be a boon to local tourism as well. Further, I have serious reservations about how much water a development of the size proposed at Wild Cherry Canyon would require, and if the parcel could meet those needs. California is experiencing a water crisis that is unlikely to have a quick, easy solution, so large scale developments should be given thorough scrutiny. In conclusion, the rare beauty and unique opportunity that Wild Cherry Canyon represents would be best preserved and utilized as public lands rather than a private housing development.

I have spoken with staff for the California Coastal Commission and they are interested in making a workshop presentation, preferably on the morning of Friday August 17, to provide information and details about existing land uses and constraints on the the Diablo Lands, including the Buchon Trail, the easement/offer to dedicate near Point San Luis, the Pecho Coast Trail, etc.

I believe this information will be useful to the Panel members as well as the public and other presenters, as it may frame their discussions.

I received the following comment from a community member: “Please turn into a national park coastline (except for reactors) 🌿💚”

National, State or County park. Lands need to be in public ownership.

PG&E has financial incentives of tax breaks and state funds for donating land for public ownership

Because local residents will continue to bear safety impacts from the nuclear facility for an indefinite and possibly infinite time, conserving the open space buffer lands is a reasonable mitigation.

This should be opened back up to the public in trails and camping!

As a Baywood Park resident, I'd like to see the land turned into Park Lands modeled after the S.F Bay Area's - Point Reyes National Sea Shore. If done to the standards of preservation and good stewardship offering hiking & biking trails , camping, wildlife viewing, the lands can be a big draw for SLO County becoming a magnificent destination with its wealth of native diversity - showing best the California Central Coast splendor.

When will fisheries contaminated by Diablo be safe for human consumption?

The Chumash should have first right of refusal because their graves were desecrated for creation of the power plant. If wanted by the Chumash, the land could provide a magnificent headquarters for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

- First right of refusal to Northern Chumash Nation
- Headquarters for Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

Fuck you for helping destroy the world. Put up a new power plant or keep this one running rather than fossil fuels. If you think non-fossil-fuels will replace this you're a non-technical idiot (don't let any degrees you have mislead you). You are killing the elderly directly today through the respirstory failure and increased cancer rates from air pollution, and you are killing off the young. We will see increased global conflict as more of the Earth becomes uninhabitable -- I hope you live long enough to be murdered by rioters in 30-50 years for your role in this. You disgust me. You are an embarassment to humanity.

If the Diablo Plant no longer generates/transmits power will those ugly (power/ transmission) towers be dismantled coming out of Avila? It would improve the view shed dramatically.

We should be looking to share the coastline with trails, conservation efforts and preservation. I hope my one year old son will be able to have access to ride bikes, hike and enjoy that beautiful area when he is older. I also hope one day I can ride my bike from Irish Hills to the coast instead of using my car to access the ocean. The time to make a stand on preserving a beautiful piece of the Central Coast is now and I hope we get it right the first time. If we look to develop and sell lands for more housing or other development we are losing what grounds us all, the beauty of nature.

This land is a treasure. Please take this opportunity to preserve the land for future generations with hiking trails and other low impact activities.

Keep as open space for specific recreational activities, especially hiking

I'll be out of town for the public hearing on August 29th, but I did want to weigh in on the disposition of the 12,000 acres surrounding the plant. I strongly agree that the highest and best use of these lands is to preserve them in perpetuity as open space accessible to the public. The land would make a wonderful addition to Montana de Oro, with some of it developed with visitor serving facilities (e.g. trails, camp sites, picnic areas) and some left untouched for the preservation of a relatively intact ecosystem, including the full complement of native plants and wildlife.

These lands should be kept in permanent conservation, with public access.

Headquarters for Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, education, trails, wildlife refuge. Public ownership should be regained as ratepayer money was used by PG&E to acquire. Management decisions should be made in an open public process. Under no circumstances should this precious land be developed for profit real estate.

The land should be available eternally for the public to enjoy

I received the following input from a member of the public:
" A National Park would be the perfect solution. It would help protect of coastline."

I would very much like to the lands associated with the decommissioning of the Diablo Canyon area returned to it's natural state. I'd like the lands to be held in trust by the state or other public entity, such as the SLO Land Conservancy, and utilized by the public. The public should also be responsible for the on-going preservation of the land for future generations. The lands should be cleaned up and then opened to the public for regulated, coastal enjoyment by all.

Please! The Cherry Canyon lands around the plant must be preserved through conservation efforts, and open to public access through coastal trail development. This property is too precious an asset for development. The people of this County have hosted a nuclear plant for decades and deserve to be the beneficiary of Cherry Canyon land use. thank you.

Please keep us informed.