March 2012
C O M M U N I T Y N E W S T H AT M A K E S A D I F F E R E N C E
Vol 15 No. 3
Serving Scotts Valley, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek & Felton
2012 TPG Poetry Contest Winners
he Times Publishing Valentines Day Poetry Contest for 2012 was an opportunity to reward local poets (and their sweethearts) from Scotts Valley and North County with the ultimate romantic reward – Dinner for two at the Hilton Hotel’s Café Max. Our readers once again proved just how romantic a place Santa Cruz County truly is! Poems entered in the 2012 TPG Valentines Day Poetry Contest were steamy, passionate, funny, touching, and (of course) romantic. Poets from all over took the time to compose and submit their odes of love expressing love and affection for their special valentines. Once again, our staff had the difficult task of selecting the winner for each of our three newspapers.
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The New Scotts Valley Library built with RDA Funds.
LOSS OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES HAMPERS LOCAL ECONOMY By Noel Smith
cotts Valley was one of five Redevelopment Agencies (RDAs) in the County, which included the cities of Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Watsonville along with Santa
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Cruz County. The loss of these agencies has resulted in confusion throughout the state on what to do with properties and other assets that had been purchased or were in the process of
being acquired for planned redevelopment projects. The state legislature voted, the Governor signed, and the State Supreme Court upheld the doing away with RDAs in
California on February 1, to be replaced by a “Successor Agency” each with a 7-member board.
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