Hey Surfrider supporters and volunteers. A month or so back, our chapter’s Rise Above Plastics committee asked you to send in your support for a balloon ban project in Encinitas. Well, we passed the first step and a draft ordinance is being crafted by city staff for city council to review in September.
I want to thank the over 120 of you who sent in letters of support. We have been told this is the most support letters the city has ever received on any topic heard by the environmental commission.
Well, we are asking for your help again. As the date approaches for the city council to review the ordinance banning the sale of lighter than air balloons in the city of Encinitas, we would like to show them again just how much our supporters care about the environment. The petition will be used each time we engage a new city so you only need to sign it now.
Please sign the attached change.org petition letting our elected officials know how much you want to stop helium balloon pollution. We thank you for your voice in helping to protect the environment. – Mark O’Connor, RAP Committee Co-Lead