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nO chAnGe On interiM cOunty MAnAGer
Since September, Santa Cruz County has had an interim, not permanent, county manager. Giving no explanation, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 on Sept. 15 to fire County Manager Greg Lucero. He had worked in the position for nearly nine years.
At the Sept. 22 board meeting, all three supervisors voted to name Deputy County Manager Carlos Rivera as the interim County Manager. Ruiz, board chairman, said, “We need to have someone in charge until this board decides what action it wants to go on.”
Asked on Feb. 23 about when there would be action to name a permanent, rather than interim, county manager, each supervisor responded individually. Ruiz said he wasn’t going to bring forward the issue to be discussed but would wait for one of the other supervisors. Supervisor John Maynard said he’s content with the current status and didn’t plan to put the topic on an agenda. Supervisor Rudy Molera
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said he’s happy with the work Rivera is doing. He said he thinks the issue of a permanent county manager should be “revisited somewhere down the line” but couldn’t “give a specific time frame.” Rivera came to work for Santa Cruz County in 1998 as personnel director and was named deputy county manager on April 7, 1999, in addition to remaining as personnel director.
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An additional art gallery, expanded storage area, a meeting room for workshops and lectures, and new restrooms are among the amenities planned as an expansion at the Tubac Center of the Arts. The board of directors announced the project in late February and visitors can view the plan inside the art center. The goal is $700,000 and $355,000 has already been pledged, said Dave Bouchein, board treasurer. Fundraising has started to encourage
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donations from art center members, business owners and other interested people.
The expansion will be added to the art center’s east side on land already owned by the nonprofit. The exterior appearance will be nearly the same as the current building, which was constructed in 1972 and added on to twice since then.
Jan Schoeben, board president, said the schedule is to conclude the fund drive by the end of May and start construction in November. Presentations on the expansion, open to the public, are scheduled for March 9 and March 14 at 9 a.m. and March 11 at 4 p.m. For information, call (520) 398-2371.
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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 1 named three people to serve as volunteers on the Tubac Historic Zone Advisory Board.
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