EUREKA NO-SHOOT ZONE PASSED 12/7/12 7:30a DMF

IN A VOTE OF 3-1 THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PASSED A VOTE FOR A “NO-SHOOT ZONE” IN EUREKA CANYON. THE “NO-SHOOT ZONE” IMPACTS APPROXIMATELY 750 ACRES OF LAND, AND BRINGS THE RURAL ARE A IN LINE WITH MOST OF THE REST OF THE COUNTY. THERE WAS MUCH OPPOSITION TO THE “NO-SHOOT ZONE” MOSTLY BY LOCAL RESIDENTS ARGUING THAT IT WOULD CREATE A “PIG SANCTUARY” REFERRING TO WILD BOARD THAT LIVE AND BREED IN NISENE MARKS STATE PARKS.