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November 27, 2009
November 27, 2009 - December 3, 2009
Volume XII, Issue 35
In This Issue...
Sgt. Jim Ross Comes Full Circle
Five Hours in the County Drunk Tank
Increased Need Leaves Valley Churches' Cupboards Bare
UC Struggles with Cuts, Fee Increase Protests -- Bigger Worries Ahead
Should Scotts Valley Continue Review Process for Retail on La Madrona?
Maldonado Tapped for Lt. Governor Opening
Stonegate Mixed-Use Project Falls Victim to the Economy
Scotts Valley's High-Volume Water Users May See Rate Increase
What Can Be Done about the Highway 1 and 9 Interchange?
Architect Files Suit against Santa Cruz County over Building Permit Appeals
Crimebeat
Crime Beat 11/27/09
Driving Impaired: The Costs & Consequences
Five Hours in the County Drunk Tank
Newsmakers
Dominican to Screen Visitors for H1N1 Flu Virus
Hospice Tree of Lights
Start Smart for Teens
New Valley Office Location for Supervisor Stone
Woofy Awards
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Stonegate Mixed-Use Project Falls Victim to the Economy
In spring 2007, Scotts Valley approved Pacific Standard Homes' plan for 94 condos and 31,000 square feet of commercial space along Scotts Valley Drive. The city recently learned that the ambitious project has been dropped and may be replaced by a smaller one.

The 18-acre parcel, home to RVs of Merritt and the former Mandarino quarry, requires slope remediation for the steep back portion of the property. City senior planner Michelle Fodge noted that the previous project looked to maximize use of the land, and the new concept site plans that so far have been presented are smaller scale.

No formal plan has been submitted yet, she added.

State law requires any new project to go through the full planning and approval process because it involves a subdivision, Fodge explained. Certain studies, such as archeology that do not change with the project, can be reused, she added.

The "Stonegate" plan offered one-bedroom condos on top of the commercial development facing Scotts Valley Drive, with additional two- and three-bedroom housing behind it.
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