The Market will be a Covid Superspreader endangering the public, especially the residents of Cambria.  Event will attract many unvaccinated Covid spreaders. Applicant proposes ZERO Covid mediation measures.  It advertises event to out-of-county residents and provides a fleet of buses to transport them.  Applicant wants attendees to be crowded shoulder to shoulder.  This is a perfect environment for the spread of Covid, not only among attendees (especially children) but also to our Cambria community.   July 4 and Pinderado were cancelled for health reasons. The event is a danger to public health. 

The Market is Inconsistent with Cambria's Water Emergency.  As of July 15, 2021 Cambria entered into a Stage 4 Water Emergency pursuant to which Cambrians were asked to reduce their usage by 40%.  The drought demands sacrifice by all Cambrians.  Applicant claims daily water use will be only 10-20 gallons.  The huge crowd will need toilets and drinking water and will increase water demand at the Applicant's motel and restaurant (as well as other motels and restaurants.) In view of the sacrifices by our community to preserve water, the Market poses an unreasonable and unfair demand on our limited water supply.

The Market Damages Other Local Retailers.   Because attendees typically spend money only at the Applicant's property, the Market hurts other local retailers.  By design, Attendees are a captured audience.  Due to the various shutdowns caused by Covid, 2021 has been a difficult year for many local retailers.  Reducing their Christmas sales while at the same time giving the Applicant a free pass to capture tourist dollars is unfair and inequitable.   

The Market will cause Traffic Congestion, Air Pollution, Noise, Trash, and other Negative Impacts for the Neighborhood.  Anybody who has driven in East downtown Cambria or on East Burton Drive during past Markets has experienced the traffic noise, delays and congestion caused by vehicles (especially Applicant's busses) roaring through downtown, waiting to enter parking lots or waiting at the stop light to turn on Highway 1, to say nothing of the risk of hitting pedestrians along Burton.  Local residents wishing to reach Burton via Yorkshire confront Applicant’s rude and threatening guards who block them from the public road.  Running this gauntel is the extreme opposite of Christimas spirt.  Locals must also must deal with noise and trash left in Market’s wake.