VIDEO. From the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) Director’s meeting on Thursday, October 6th, 2022 at 7:30pm by Zoom.
General Manager, Clemens Heldmaier, lost his friend and fellow German, Harald Herrmann, and nearly lost 3 members of the MWSD crew, who were saved by a tree.
He asks the board of Directors that MWSD take a larger role in Hwy 1 Safety to keep his staff and citizens safe, in honor of Harald. He wonders why Hwy 1 is 55mph with all the intersections and driveways. In Germany, the speed is 55km (35mph) in urban areas to protect bikes and pedestrians.
Close Call for Montara Water Crew Spared by Tree that Stopped Box Truck in Moss Beach Bike Death; Counseling Provided
We Will Miss Harald Herrmann
Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) Meetings ~ 1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 7:30pm
Who is on the Board of Directors?
| DIRECTOR | TERM |
|---|---|
| Scott Boyd — President | Term 2020-2024 |
| Jim Harvey — President Pro Tem | Term 2018-2022 |
| Ric Lohman — Secretary | Term 2018-2022 |
| Peter Dekker — Treasurer | Term 2020-2022 |
| Kathryn Slater-Carter — Director | Term 2020-2024 |
All Board members may be reached by sending an email to info@mwsd.net.
Watch remotely. Comments and questions by email.
Agendas and Zoom Live Meeting Links
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Meeting Videos
Meeting Schedule:
Regular meetings are 7:30pm on the first and third Thursday of each month. They used to held at the District office at 8888 Cabrillo Hwy, next to Pt Montara Lighthouse and Hostel.
To receive agendas by email, send a request to mwsd@coastside.net
In addition to email, we post agendas before each board meeting:
- On the District website here
- Montara post office
- Moss Beach post office
- the bulletin board in front of the MWSD office
Services
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) – MWSD is a member of SAM, the agency that collects and cleans our Coastside community’s wastewater before it enters the ocean. SAM meets monthly on the 4th Monday at 7:30pm. Jim Harvey and Scott Boyd presently serve as SAM board members.
Recology of the Coast – MWSD has contracted with Recology of the Coast for trash pickup, recycling, and waste hauling.
Visit County Solid Waste Department for more information about recycling, composting, etc.
In an Emergency
Water Emergencies: Call MWSD at (650) 728-3545
Sewer Emergencies: Call SAM at (650) 726-0124
For emergencies that affect life, health or safety: Dial 911
Contact Us
- 8888 Cabrillo Hwy
Montara, California 94037 - Office Hours:
8:30AM to 5PM Mon-Fri - (650) 728-3545
- mwsd@coastside.net
Note: Public participation is not permitted during closed session discussion items.
MSWD General Manager Clemens Heldmaier showing a creek filtration system.
I’ve requested that the headline and article be rewritten to be more accurate, as the it seemed to conclusively determine speed was an issue in the fatal accident, when it’s apparently more likely that the driver lost control of his car due to other factors.
Here’s how the HMB Review followed-up. https://www.hmbreview.com/news/da-truck-driver-distracted/article_e53f0f06-49b0-11ed-b0dc-9f013579b25d.html
Clemens Heldmaier mentioned 50mph, not 55mph as the headline lists. And the speed limit is 45 mph and 50 mph in Moss Beach and Montara, not 55 mph as by HMB Airport.
And Moss Beach is not an urban area by any stretch of the imagination.
It’s disappointing how many inflammatory things were included in the posting — are you trying to emulate FauxNews? — and in the MWSD discussion. One fatality is one too many, but excessive speed was not the cause of the accident. To prevent ones like the one that just occurred, work on finding ways to combat distracted driving.