April 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 15 No. 4
Serving Scotts Valley, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek & Felton
FIFTH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR RACE
Santa Cruz County
Spring Fair
Candidates Answer Question on the District’s Economy
By Noel Smith
s all the supervisorial districts do in our county, District 5 takes in urban, suburban, rural and wilderness areas. It is shaped like an arrowhead ending in the city of Santa Cruz; pointing to, but not quite reaching Monterey Bay. The District’s major features are the San Lorenzo River, Highway 9 the Santa Cruz Mountains, and is bounded on the east by Highway 17. Ever since the mountains were clear-cut of their natural riches of redwood forests in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, the communities of Zayante, Felton, Ben Lomond, Brookdale and Boulder Creek along the San Lorenzo River watershed, have been the center of a unique Santa Cruz Mountains out-of-the-main-stream culture. Only Scotts Valley with its economic artery of Highway 17 has seen the constant ebb and flow of investment and growth. So how does a supervisor represent such a variety of interests and cultures? Supervisor Mark Stone took a relatively hands-off approach with his major legislative achievement for the District being the restriction of logging to parcels of 40 acres or more. So, we asked the three candidates, Eric Hammer, Bruce McPherson and Bill Smallman, Please name some specific plans or improvements that you, as supervisor, would work to have the County do to help to improve the economic climate for: 1) Businesses in the San Lorenzo Valley 2) Businesses in Scotts Valley 3) The Visitor Industry throughout District 5 Here are their answers:
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Eric Hammer
Playing games at the Spring Fair Free Event brought to you by the 4-H Clubs of Santa Cruz County pring Fair held at the Santa Cruz County Fair Grounds on April 28, 10 am-3 pm is a great family destination. Smaller and more intimate than the county fair held in September, this fair offers many of the same attractions. Enjoy the horse show, poultry show, rabbit show and petting farm. Watch the fashion review, where youth are challenged to put together outfits given certain constraints, and show them off with poise. Enjoy the animal dress up contest. Only 4-H project animals can be entered in the live animal category, but all are welcome to enter the stuffed animal dress up contest. See a variety of items exhibited that have been made by local youth. Bid on delicious treats at the dessert auction with winners every half hour throughout the afternoon. There will be fun, low-cost carnival games, and a $6 barbeque lunch available. At 11 am, Gail Harlamoff will be giving a demonstration on dog training tips and techniques and showing off her bull terrier’s skills. At 2 pm, we hope to have a fire truck for youth to explore and ask questions of firefighters.
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Bruce McPherson
Bill Smallman
Supervisoral District 5 and the 2012 Primary Elections.
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