In a terse, two-sentence email to Scotts Valley City Manager Jenny Haruyama on Monday,  the latest proposal to build a Town Center at the old Skypark Airport skidded to a halt.

The new district counsel for the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Gina Nicholls, this week advised the district’s Board of Directors that “it is well within the board’s discretion to establish and enforce” its new procedures for controlling public comment at board meetings.

NEW! Santa Cruz County and the City of Santa Cruz collect a 7 percent tax on marijuana sales. which could generate millions in tax revenue once recreational pot becomes legal Jan.1. The City of Scotts Valley does not allow marijuana dispensaries in its city limits. Do you think Scotts Valley should allow marijuana dispensaries, to help pay for city services? Participate it in our brief survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6DXWDTP

The City of Scotts Valley has adopted a roughly $12 million budget that maintains services in the short term, while planning for an uncertain future.