A 10-1 VOTE TODAY MEANS SANTA CRUZ COUNTY WILL GET THE STATE MONEY IT NEEDS TO PURCHASE THE 32 MILES OF RAIL LINE BETWEEN WATSONVILLE AND DAVENPORT. TODAY’S VOTE MEANS STATE TRANSPORTATION FUNDS CAN BE ALLOCATED TO THE COUNTY. THE DEAL WAS MADE EVEN BETTER WHEN THE VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD DROPPED THE PRICE BY 400 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ ALSO AGREED TO “FIND” 250 THOUSAND DOLLARS….MONEY THAT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SUPERVISOR MARK STONE SAYS WILL NEED TO COME FROM THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.
