February 2012
C O M M U N I T Y N E W S T H AT M A K E S A D I F F E R E N C E
Vol 17 No. 2
Serving Central Santa Cruz County
2012 Supervisor Races
Candidates Friend, Rivas, Locatelli and Deitch.
By Noel Smith t’s not often that two open seats appear on the Santa Cruz County board of Supervisors. Three districts are up for election in 2012 with incumbents Ellen Pirie of District 2 and Mark Stone of District 5 choosing not to run for reelection. Pirie has been on the board since she was first elected in the year 2000 while Stone was appointed to the board in 2003 and then first elected in 2004. District 1 incumbent Supervisor John Leopold is running for his second term. Elections for open seats are always interesting because they get the most candidates fighting it out to get on the Board.
I Monterey Park Skatepark designed by Dreamland Skateparks LLC.
Capitola Local News to Start 2012 onterey Park will be the location of the City’s new skate park as plans were considered, amended, and sent back for redesign before progressing to the next level. As originally envisioned, last November, the skatepark would have occupied
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COE Expanding Education First
pre-teens. The amendment was passed 3-2 with aye votes by councilmembers Nicol, Michael Termini and Dennis Norton and with Sam Storey and Stephanie Harlan opposing. The downscaled project was sent back for re-design. Last September the City Council held a public hearing on the issue of identifying a site to
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Skate Park Plans Sent Back
9,000 square feet along the between New Brighton Middle School and the southwestern boundary of Monterey Park. The design would have accommodated all skill levels but Councilmember Kirby Nicol amended the proposed concept at the Jan. 26 council meeting changing it to 6,000 square feet with a skill level design more for
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build a skate park in the city. The Council then directed staff to investigate the costs of designing a skate park at Monterey Park to be funded with private dollars. The city would work with proponents of the park to begin planning and fundraising efforts.
2011 Tax Relief There’s Still Time
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