Tag: Scotts Valley
Meet the candidates for Scotts Valley Water District Board of Directors:...
Wm. “Bill” Ekwall is the only non-incumbent running for one of the three contested seats for the Board of Directors of the Scotts Valley Water District in the November election. With three incumbents seeking re-election, Ekwall is running as the only “outsider” to the existing board, in his first bid for an elected office his campaign is mostly as a concerned customer, concerned about previously approved rate hikes and concerned about adequate water supply in the event of a catastrophic wildfire.
Meet the candidates for Scotts Valley Water District Board of Directors:...
In a contested race for three seats on the Scotts Valley Water District Board of Directors, Dave Hodgin is the longest serving incumbent running for his fourth term on the board. Initially appointed to the board in 2003, Hodgin has seen the district through rate increases, drought and a collapsed well.
Scotts Valley Mayor Jim Reed seeks re-election
Running for his third full term as a member of the Scotts Valley City Council, Jim Reed says the city is “right on the cusp” of realizing some major long term goals, particularly the Town Center Project, and after all these years of planning and preparation, Reed wants to be part of getting it built.
Scotts Valley Water Supply: Climate change, not growth, is the larger...
With several large housing projects on the horizon in Scotts Valley, including the Town Center project with a proposed 300 new units of housing, growth has become a hot issue in Scotts Valley, and has raised many questions at public meetings about adequate water supply.
Longtime educator runs for SVUSD Board of Trustees
A longtime educator is trying to “balance the board” of the Scotts Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees in the upcoming election. George St. Clair, who has worked extensively in education, as a teacher and a tutorial center coordinator among other roles, believes he has an inside look at how school administration works “at all levels.”
Half-cent sales tax increase on the ballot
Come November, Santa Cruz County will be looking to voters to help fund “critical unmet needs” by way of a half-cent sales tax increase in the unincorporated areas: for a total of 9 percent sales tax. On August 7, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously directed that a ballot measure for the half cent sales tax increase be included on the November 6 General Election ballot.
$140 Million Affordable Housing Bond on the November ballot
Last week the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a $140 million bond measure for affordable housing to be included on the ballot for the November 6 General Election.
CFOG: ‘slow down’ advocacy group in the making
Citizens for Orderly Growth in Scotts Valley (CFOG) is a recently organized, “educational and collaborative” advocacy group that has every intention of becoming a grassroots force to be reckoned with in the face of “uncontrolled growth” in Scotts Valley, according to its organizers .
Scotts Valley City Council resumes after summer hiatus, lots on agenda
At last week’s Scotts Valley City Council meeting the council agreed to participate in an ad hoc “Interagency Advisory Subcommittee” tasked with “developing a collective message” between various local agencies on issues surrounding growth and development in Scotts Valley.
Final paving, striping on Highway 9 continues this week
A major maintenance paving project continues on Highway 9 between El Solyo Heights Drive in Felton and California Drive in Ben Lomond.
Travelers on Highway...
