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December 11, 2007
December 11, 2007 - December 24, 2007
Volume XVIII, Issue 25
In This Issue...
County, Cities and Chambers Join to Bolster Local Shopping
What Kind of Shopper Are You?
How Much Do You Pay in Sales Tax?
Local Hospitals’ Operating Costs are Highest in the Nation
Setback Dealt Buena Vista Housing
Aptos High Construction Again Delayed
Seacliff Celebrates Ownership of Park Site
Shots Fires at Capitola Mall
Will Late Rains Be Enough to Avoid Drought?
Experiment to Extract Drinking Water from the Ocean Begins
Plan for Village’s Newest Hotel Coming in 2008
Tests Link Seabird Deaths to “Red Tide” Algae and Heavy Surf
Climate-Controlled Storage Planned for Soquel Drive
911
Stay Safe This Holiday Season
CRIMEBEAT
New 41st Avenue Red Light Camera Generating Tickets
Business Profile
Safe at Home Gives Seniors a Helping Hand to Stay Independent
History
Welcome to the Hotel Capitola
Opinions
People
Moonfree Working on Second Capitola Mystery
Newsmakers & Briefs
Making the Season Special for Seniors
Concert Set To Remember Bassist Pat Mason
The Mid-County Post > News
Seacliff Celebrates Ownership of Park Site
Community members from Seacliff Needs A Park and the Seacliff Improvement Association joined county officials in marking the purchase of 1.25 acres for a new park.
By Linda Fridy
After 10 years, a so-close bond defeat and plenty of compromise, Seacliff community leaders celebrated Santa Cruz County’s purchase of 1.25 acres for a future park.

“You folks know even better than I do how long a process this had been,” county supervisor Ellen Pirie said at the Dec. 1 gathering.

About two dozen neighbors and county staff attended, many of whom worked for years through Seacliff Needs A Park (SNAP) and the Seacliff Improvement Association to oppose development on the parcel and create improved open space.

Pirie, joined by SNAP chair Tom Dobrovolny, parks commissioner Kate Minott, Seacliff’s Harry Vaugh, Pepper Golish and many others, planted a “Future Park Site” sign to mark the official ownership of the land.

The site, at the intersection of McGregor and Sea Ridge, resulted from Pirie negotiating an agreement with South county Housing to build affordable condos on part of the land and sell the County the other part for $465,000.

Previous development plans had included a retail site and a hotel. The group met Dec. 6 to talk about park features and fundraising options to purchase them.
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