Jeffy Neely’s 49th Birthday! 1 comment
Come help Jeffy Celebrate his 49th Birthday.
August 2nd at 3:30 PM
At Tracey’s.
Pot Luck Barbie Cue
Bring Presents or get heckled.
Abe
JESUSITA SURVIVORS NEED HELP 5 comments
If you lost your home or rental in the JESUSITA FIRE please visit our TEAFIREREGISTRY site.
The Tea Fire Registry contains a great deal of valuable information for fire Survivors.
MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL OF MOUNTIAN DRIVE! 3 comments
Mandatory Evacuation for Entire Mountain Drive Area
May 8th 2009, Its like Deja Vu All Over Again!
There is a mandatory evacuation order for EVERYBODY NORTH OF SYCAMORE CANYON ROAD AND EAST VALLEY ROAD FROM THE MISSION ON THE WEST TO HOT SPRINGS ROAD ON THE EAST.
That means that ALL of Mountain Drive, Coyote Road, Cold Spring Road, Alston Road, Stoddard Lane, Westmont Road, Circle Drive, Las Barancas, Westmont College, Chellam Way Stanwood Drive El Cielito etc…. TIME TO GO PEOPLE.
HERE ARE LINKS TO CURRENT FIRE INFORMATION
THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA FIRE INFORMATION
Pot Hole Patching a Temporary Success 2 comments
A group of pro-active community members have patched the majority of the potholes on Coyote Road. The County and the City are still arguing over who is responsible for the various sections of Coyote Road, so…until they get it resolved…we will need to take care of this problem ourselves. It has come to our attention that a couple of new potholes have appeared and we will do what we can in the coming weeks to help remedy the situation. Until then, as always, slow down on Coyote Road and drive safely. The same is true for Mountain Drive…take your time…and make it home safe.
MDCA 2009 UPDATE 2 comments
New Temporary Assistance Office The Tea Fire Satellite Relief Trailer at Stoddard Road is now closed. The MDCA is planning to site a new trailer on Mountain Drive to help aid in further relief efforts. We will post the location and hours of the new MDCA Relief Trailer as soon as the location is confirmed.
Group Purchase of Building Materials The MDCA is looking into helping to reduce the cost of reconstruction by putting together group purchases on building materials. If you are interested please contact us at mdcaarchitecture@gmail.com
Architecture Committee and Rebuild Committee This committee is your staring point. Jeff Shelton has been working with local engineers and other architects. We are working on getting group rates for testing of foundations and septic systems. Please check with the Architectural Committee before moving forward. There is the potential for significant obstacles to rebuilding and they can offer assistance. We have a better chance of rebuilding the community if we do it as a community. The Committee is looking for photos of all Mountain Drive houses – pre-burn! – To establish a context for our newly completed architectural guidelines. Contact mdcaarchitecture@gmail.com.
Other Community Info
If anyone has any photographs from Mountain Drive community events, please contact our historical committee at mdcahistorical@gmail.com. They are trying to reconstruct a photographic history.
And don’t forget to keep checking the website: www.teafireregistry.org for community updates, resources, free and discount stuff and other good information!
We hope this information is helpful. Please be in communication, we want to hear from you, we want to be of assistance and we are committed to seeing our community rebuilt.
Best wishes in the New Year,
The MDCA Board
MDCA TEA FIRE WEBSITE IS NOW TEAFIREREGISTRY.ORG No comments yet
The enhanced Tea Fire Relief Services website for the Mountain Drive Community Association has moved to teafireregistry.org.
This site will be used, from now on, for postings related to the Association and its members. The site will be updated regularly to keep members and the public abreast of the MDCA’s activities.
NEW TEA FIRE SURVIVOR’S SITE ONLINE NOW! No comments yet
TEAFIREREGISTRY.ORG is the new one-stop-shop for all those affected by the Tea FIre. On this site you can FIND SURVIVORS, POST LISTINGS in our new Tea Fire Classifieds, MAKE DONATIONS to victims of the Tea Fire, VOLUNTEER to help the Tea Fire Survivors and much more. Please check it out.
WORK PARTY TODAY! SUNDAY A SUCCESS! No comments yet
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Monday, November 24th:
Volunteers are back at work today working on Erosion Control Measures on Mountain Drive and the surrounding area. For more information call the MDCA Volunteer Coordinator, Sally Camara: 705-7729
THANK YOU ALL VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME TO HELP YESTERDAY! Approximately 300 people showed up to help the survivors of the Tea Fire shore up the mountain on Sunday. Over 4,000 sand bags were made up and delivered to homeowners on Mountain Drive, the Riveria and Mission Canyon. The MDCA purchased 27,000 feet of “silt fence” and 19,000 feet was delivered and installed on Sunday.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Many local businesses came to the aid of the volunteer effort. Here is a list of the sponsors who came through for us on Sunday:
Hayward Lumber, Marborg, Rusty’s Pizza, Trader Joes, Pizza-Mizza, Chipotle, Little Alex’s, The Mesa Pizza Company, Dominoes, Starbuck’s Coffee.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS! The Red Cross was unbelievable. A Staff of 12 all day, 200 lunches, refreshments…unbelievably helpful. Thank you so much! Also thanks to the SALVATION ARMY for providing additional food for the volunteers.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SAVES THE DAY! Salud Carbajal is a TITAN. From coordinating emergency sand deliveries to making sure there was coffee for all the volunteers, he was everywhere with the help of his SB County team: Special thanks to Rick Tomasin for his tireless efforts in supplying us with sand and sandbags.
DAS WILLIAMS DELIVERS SANDBAGS TO FIRE SURVIVORS IN HIS PRIUS. The City of SB, not to be outdone, had City Councilman Das WIlliams delivering supplies to workers in his little hybrid. Way to go!
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PRESS WHO HELPED TO GET THE WORD OUT! THANK YOU: KEYT, The Daily Sound and the The Santa Barbara News Press. You helped to turn out over 300 people to help victims of the fire. Excellent work!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN MANY FIELDS! No comments yet
Are you willing to help Tea Fire Victims. Come sign up today! Here are the different committees:
MDCA VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE:
Contact Person: Sally Camara, 805-705-7729, mdcavolunteer@gmail.com
DEMOLITION COMMITTEE:
Contact Person: Tom Lackner, 805-729-1872, mdcademo@gmail.com
LEGAL AND INSURANCE ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE:
Contact Person: Steve McGlothen, 805-252-7420, mdcalegal@gmail.com
Legal advice from the SB County Bar Association: CALL: (805) 962-2566
EMERGENCY HOUSING COMMITTEE:
Contact Person: Debbye Beksa, 949-584-1327, mdcahousing@gmail.com
ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE:
Contact Person: Jeff Shelton: mdcaarchitecture@gmail.com Please don’t call Jeff-just send him an email. Thanks!
City and County Tea Fire Relief Center Now Open No comments yet
The City and County of Santa Barbara Tea Fire Local Assistance Center
The Davis Center at 1232 De La Vina Street
OPEN Weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Weekends from 10AM to 2PM
City and County departments and other agencies will be available to provide information and assistance related to the rebuilding and recovery process. Recovery assistance will be provided in the following areas: home rebuilding, water and sewer lines, utilities, housing assistance, mental health, and insurance. FEMA may be on hand to assist victims as well.