HATTON CANYON MANAGEMENT CHANGE vs

THE STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED PLANS TO GIVE CONTROL OF 130-ACRES OF HATTON CANYON TO THE MONTEREY PENINSULA PARK DISTRICT. THE 2.8-MILE LONG CANYON PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF HIGHWAY 1 IN CARMEL, AND WOULD BE ADDED TO 32 ACRES ALREADY OWNED BY THE LOCAL PARK DISTRICT IN THE CANYON. IN A NOVEMBER 1ST MEETING, THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD INDICATED IT WOULD BE ?A WILLING RECIPIENT? OF THE LAND IF THE DETAILS CAN BE WORKED OUT.
ORIGINALLY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PURCHASED THE LAND IN 1956 IN PREPARATION FOR A POSSIBLE FREEWAY PROJECT. THAT PLAN WAS DROPPED, AND THE LAND WAS THEN REASSIGNED TO THE PARK SYSTEM.