Welcome! This website is intended to coordinate aid to the many families who are victims of the Tea Fire. We are here to connect people in need with people who want to help. The Mountain Drive Community Association is committed to helping the fire survivors rebuild their homes and their community.
MOUNTAIN DRIVE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION UPDATE
Greetings to you all,
March 25, 2009
Private Road Update: Great news! The working groups from the four "private roads" in the Mountain Drive community have reached an equitable agreement with the Fire Department regarding road upgrades. This is a very positive turn of events and we salute the road committee chairs and Montecito Fire as well. This process was an excellent example of community members working together to overcome obstacles to rebuilding after the fire.
Group Slab Recycling Is on hold! It now appears that the vast majority of homes can leave their slabs in place and either build around them or, in some cases, even reuse undamaged portions of their foundation. Many thanks to Coast Valley Testing, Mike Gones, Civil Engineer and Jeff Shelton for all of their work in determining the best approach to dealing with the old foundations!
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.
Fundraising
As we move forward with our Tea Fire Assistance efforts we desperately need to raise funds to help provide survivors with the support they need to rebuild their lives. Please consider making a donation to the MDCA to help us facilitate the rebuilding process in the coming months.
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
Want to help?
There are many things that the community can to to assist those in need. Many of the victims of the Tea Fire are now homeless. Many have lost all of their worldly belongings. You can help. If you can donate money, services, or goods, please click here for more information. We will constantly update resources, so chack back often
Director of Relief Services: Abe Powell teafirerelief @gmail.com
Emergency Housing: Debbye Beksa mdcahousing @gmail.com
Legal/Insurance Assistance: Steve McGlothen mdcalegal @gmail.com
Volunteer Coordinator: Sally Camara mdcavolunteer @gmail.com
Demolition and Cleanup Assistance: Tom Lackner mdcademo @gmail.com
Architecture and Rebuilding Committee: Adele Goggia mdcaarchitecture @gmail.com