Tag: slvwd
Longtime volunteer Lois Henry resigns from SLVWD board
In the ebb and flow of service to one’s community, Felton’s Lois Henry has waded upstream repeatedly to support her neighbors. Since 2008, Henry...
North County water districts explore consolidation
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS—Today the San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) and Scotts Valley Water District (SVWD) announced their respective boards of directors will consider...
Four candidates vying for SLV Water Board
As residents of Boulder Creek will tell you, having access to a clean and reliable water source is a big deal. The disruption to...
SLV Water District bans glyphosate — permanently
Last week, in the third meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District since the “challenging slate” was elected as the board’s majority, the board voted 4-1 for a permanent ban on the use of glyphosate pesticides by the district, keeping a campaign promise that remained controversial right up to the board’s vote.
Our canary in the coal mine
Development and quarrying has already taken a severe toll on sandhills and parkland sandhills, out of what few are left, but invasive species is currently the biggest threat on the Olympia wellfield. I am opposed to the ban that was passed by the new SLVWD board last Thursday because it was passed without a feasible, science based alternative plan for ensuring the protection of these sandhills against invasive species. The few alternatives that I have heard about aren’t even based in reality.
Fultz, Henry, Swan elected to SLVWD BoD
The San Lorenzo Valley Board of Directors will look completely different after the election. One of the more hotly contested races in the Valley ended with all three open seats for the SLVWD Board of Directors going to the non-incumbent challengers.
What’s next for Valley Gardens Golf Course
Skepticism about growth and questions about water and traffic were common concerns of the neighbors who attended an open house on the Valley Gardens Golf Course last week. The open house showed revised project plans of the proposed development of 142 relatively high-end, single family homes and 51 apartments on the golf course, which is scheduled to close at the end of the year.
Boulder Creek gets proactive on preventing traffic accidents
A minor injury vehicle crash directly in front of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District office at Lomond Street and Highway 9 in downtown Boulder Creek the afternoon of April 4th resulted in one driver walking away from his overturned pickup, and another driver taken away in hand cuffs under suspicion of allegedly driving under the influence.
SLVWD gets tank replacement go-ahead
San Lorenzo Valley Water District can now move forward with repairs to a leaking tank off Graham Hill Road in Felton after a federal clearance.
San Lorenzo Valley High School senior wins Congressional Art Competition
When it comes to her artistic talents, Claire Hamilton is a winner. Her recent piece of art, “Hearts at Rest,” won multiple awards at...
