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GCSD, Sea Hugger and City HMB Team Up for Burnham Strip Garbage Cleanup ~ Get Your FREE Re-Usable Utensil Set
July 10th, 2021 @ 1:00pm - 3:00pm
An event every month that begins at 1:00pm on day Second of the month, happening 3 times
Beach Cleanup and Sea Hugger Support. June 12, July 10, August 14, September 11, 1:00pm.
Help clean our local park and support Sea Hugger’s mission to protect our seas from plastic!
Saturdays, June 12th, July 10, August 14, September 11, from 1:00 to 3:00pm.
Meet at the Jetty Skate Ramp on Burnham Strip.
Bring your own work gloves and we supply trash bags and grabbers.
Return full bags to be entered in a drawing to win prizes!
Make a difference with family and friends and get some outdoor time.
No registration needed.
Another Monthly Sea Hugger Beach CleanUp at Dunes Beach
Join Sea Hugger the second Saturday of every month for a beach cleanup at Dunes Beach in Half Moon Bay. Bring your own reusable gloves and mask and come help Mama Ocean!
Sign the waiver and print your parking pass here: https://www.seahugger.org/beach-cleanups
SIGN THE WAIVER
Sea Hugger Beach Cleanups
Note: If you aren’t located locally to our Beach Clean Ups, check out our Do-It-Yourself Beach Clean Ups!
TAKE THE TRASH, LEAVE THE SHELLS
Come join us at Dunes Beach the second Saturday of the month from 10:00am to noon. Meet at the South end of the parking lot and download your parking pass.
Or, meet us at the stairs to Surfer’s Beach in Half Moon Bay, CA the fourth Saturday of the month from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
Bring your own reusable gloves and masks and come help Mama Ocean!
(Community Service hours for students!)
Please follow Covid-19 social distancing rules to keep these clean ups safe!
Please sign the waiver first by clicking the button below!
CLEAN AND PLAY ALL AT ONCE
Our South African recycling partner, Litter4Tokens, invented the Mermaid Tear Catcher. This disk is made of recycled plastic and has holes large enough for sand to pass through, but small enough to trap microplastic and Nurdles. (Nurdles are lentil-sized plastic pellets called Mermaid Tears because they are dangerous to sea creatures.) These disks are fun and educational, and they help remove dangerous Nurdles and microplastic from sand!
Track your nurdles with us, and help tackle worldwide plastic pollution!
HOST YOUR OWN
Can’t make it to our cleanups? Host your own! We have the foundation set up, all you need to do is have a passion to help Mama Ocean and contact us to get your community set up for its own Sea Hugger Beach Cleanups!
USE OUR BEACH CLEAN UPS AS VOLUNTEER HOURS
FOR YOUR COMPANY!
Watch remotely. Comments and questions by email.
Granada Community Services District (GCSD) Agendas and Zoom Links
Granada Community Services District (GCSD) PCTV Videos
The District is responsible for parks, recreation, garbage and recycling services in the unincorporated areas of El Granada, Princeton, Princeton-by-the-Sea, Clipper Ridge, and Miramar.
GCSD Regular Board Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm in the District’s meeting room, and are normally shown on Pacific Coast TV (PCT) (Cable channel 27) at 6:00 am on Wednesday and at 11:00 am Saturday following the meeting (but check the schedule as show times can vary).
Mission Statement
To protect public health and safety, preserve our environment, and maintain fiscal soundness by providing high quality service for wastewater, solid waste collection, recycling, and serving the community’s needs for parks and recreation, through responsible operations and management.
The Granada Sanitary District was formed in 1958 under the California Sanitary District Act of 1923. In October of 2014, the District was reorganized as the Granada Community Services District under California Government Code 61000 et seq. The District is responsible for parks, recreation, garbage and recycling services in the unincorporated areas of El Granada, Princeton, Princeton-by-the-Sea, Clipper Ridge, and Miramar. The District is also responsible for the sewage collection system and disposal for approximately 2,500 residences and businesses in these same unincorporated areas as well as the northern portion of the City of Half Moon Bay. Garbage and recycling services are provided by Recology of the Coast under a franchise agreement with the Granada Community Services District.
The District office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and is located on the third floor of 504 Avenue Alhambra, El Granada. To contact the District please call (650) 726-7093. Regular board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Board of Directors
Board members serve four year terms, and are elected on a staggered two year basis in even numbered years. Board members receive $145 per meeting as compensation for their service on the board.
Board of Directors
Matthew Clark – President
Eric Suchomel – Vice President
Barbara Dye – Director
David Seaton – Director
Nancy Marsh – Director
Board members serve four year terms, and are elected on a staggered two year basis in even numbered years. Board members receive $145 per meeting as compensation for their service on the board.
Staff
General Manager: Chuck Duffy, Dudek & Associates
Assistant General Manager: Delia Comito
Legal Counsel: William Parkin, Wittwer Parkin LLP
District Engineer: John Rayner, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Administrative Assistant: Nora Mayen
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside
The Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) is a Joint Powers Authority created by an agreement between the Granada Sanitary District, the Montara Sanitary District, and the City of Half Moon Bay in 1976. The agreement called for the creation of the Authority to build and operate a commonly owned sewer treatment plant for the benefit of all three agencies. All sewage generated by the three agencies is pumped and piped to the treatment plant for treatment and eventual disposal. For more information on SAM, please visit their website at samcleanswater.org.
Links to previous GCSD meetings’ videos.
The Granada Community Services District (GCSD), formerly the Granada Sanitary District, gained park and recreational jurisdiction on October 1, 2014, for the unincorporated areas of El Granada, Miramar and Princeton (i.e. the “GCSD Community”) by a positive vote of 60% of the voters in the District. This reorganization allows the district to provide parks and recreation services in addition to the sewer, solid waste and recycling services it currently provides to over 2,500 residences and businesses in the District as well as the northern portion of the City of Half Moon Bay. Solid waste and recycling services are provided by Recology of the Coast under a franchise agreement with GCSD.
The parks and recreation function is funded by utilizing a portion of GCSD’s share of San Mateo County property tax revenues, not from sewer charges. GCSD’s goal is to provide parks and recreation services that benefit the GCSD community, with a commitment to robust neighborhood outreach on new projects.
Granada Parks Advisory Committee (PAC) Agenda
GCSD owns the undeveloped “Burnham Strip” property along Obispo Street between Coronado Street and Avenue Alhambra in El Granada, which may be developed as an El Granada gateway park.
Additional potential park areas are a small GCSD-owned parcel on Capistrano Road in Princeton and the road medians in El Granada. GCSD and SMC completed a Permit Agreement in February 2018 which allows the District to make improvements to the El Granada Medians. GCSD may implement landscaping, seating, and active and passive recreational improvements on these properties, following an open and transparent community outreach process and all required permit and environmental review processes.