INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO TRY AND GET APPROVAL FOR A CONTROVERSIAL DESALINATION PLANT IN SANTA CRUZ, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE CITY WILL INSTEAD WORK WITH THE PUBLIC ON TRYING TO COME UP WITH OTHER WAYS TO SAFEGUARD THE CITY’S DRAUGHT-PRONE WATER SUPPLY. THAT DECISION WAS MADE BECAUSE MORE THAN 400 COMMENTS WERE SENT IN (DURING THE COMMENT PERIOD THAT ENDED AUGUST 12TH), AND MANY OF THOSE REPORTEDLY QUESTIONED THE NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY. A “DRAFT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN” IS NOW EXPECTED TO BE PUT TOGETHER BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
