GROUND BREAKING JG

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SAW A SYMBOLIC GROUNDBREAKING IN SANTA CRUZ FOR A NEW COUNTY BUS FACILITY. THE SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT IS PLANNING TO BUILD THEIR NEW (METROBASE) ON 10 ACRES IN THE HARVEY WEST NEIGHBORHOOD OFF RIVER STREET. THE NEW FACILITY WILL HOUSE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER, SPACE FOR NEARLY 100 BUSES AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS STORAGE. THE FIRST STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION IS ESTIMATED TO COST 40 MILLION DOLLARS.