Despite the city having spent 20 years pitching the proposed Town Center as a commercial magnet, Scotts Valley’s new mayor is intent on leading the project in an entirely different direction.
When Scott Hamby began his tenure with the City of Scotts Valley Public Works Department, Scotts Valley Drive was in bumpy condition and utilities were strung overhead on telephone poles.
Updating the economic component of Scotts Valley’s general plan is tricky business, with wrapping business and residential up in a tight bow a tall order.
The county is talking about measures to deal with homelessness with the arrival of cold winter temperatures and the establishment of a large homeless encampment in San Lorenzo Park.
Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions.
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