PUBLIC NOTICE

Announcement of availability of project information for solar panel projects in Humboldt and Mendocino counties

WHAT IS BEING PLANNED

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to install solar panels on the roofs of three State-owned buildings within District 1 in compliance with the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds Program and Governor Schwarzenegger’s Executive Order S-20-04. The buildings are located at

the following locations: District 1 Maintenance Facility, 90 West Lake Mendocino Drive, Ukiah; District 1 Office Building, 1656 Union Street, Eureka; District 1 Equipment Shop, 1650 Albee Street, Eureka.

WHAT IS AVAILABLE

The environmental document for these projects is called an Initial Study. The document will be available for review until January 28, 2010, at: Caltrans, 2800 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100, Sacramento; Mendocino County Library, 105 North Main Street, Ukiah; and Humboldt County Library, 1313 3rd Street, Eureka. To request a copy of the document, please contact Beth Thompson, Associate Environmental Planner, at (916) 274-0571 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . We welcome your comments. Please send your written comments to Lupe Jimenez, Caltrans, Office of Environmental Management S-4, 2800 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95833.

To be included in the final document, all comments must be received by January 28, 2010.

The document is also available online at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist1/d1projects/envdocs.htm .

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS

For individuals with sensory disabilities, this document is available in Braille, large print, on audiocassette, or computer disk. To obtain a copy in one of these alternate formats, please call or write to Lupe Jimenez, Caltrans, Office of Environmental Management S-4, 2800 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95833; (916) 274-0568, or TTY 711.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For additional information, please contact Sheri Rodriguez, Project Manager, at (707) 445-6535 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or Lupe Jimenez, Senior Environmental Planner, at (916) 274-0557 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .