COAST HOTEL E I R S.S.

ACCORDING TO A RECENTLY-RELEASED DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, (ALONG WITH BRINGING IN MORE TOURIST DOLLARS), THE PLANS FOR THE COAST HOTEL, (TO BE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE OLD DREAM INN) IN SANTA CRUZ WOULD CREATE AN ADDED BURDEN ON WATER-USE, TRAFFIC, AND AESTHETICS. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS COULD POSSIBLY BE MITIGATED, THE WATER (AND AESTHETIC) ISSUES COULD NOT.