The following list is a summary of decisions made by the Scotts Valley City Council at its April 6 meeting. For more information: www.scottsvalley.org.
Nine-year-old Devin Hawthorn of Vine Hill Elementary School has been training for six months — including 15 climbs of strenuous Mountain Charlie Road — in preparation of the annual Mountain Charlie Challenge bike ride April 23.
By all rights, Jim Chelossi, a former U.S. Marine and inventor of the ubiquitous coffee-cup sleeve, could be quietly retired. Instead, he’s preparing a band of local young people to answer the demands of drill instructors, all on his own dime.
After the Scotts Valley City Council gave Habitat for Humanity the green light to build three townhouses on Blake Lane on April 6, the group’s next step toward breaking ground is to find suitable families to help construct and eventually live in the affordable homes.