Summary: Thursday, June 12, 2014 The “unhidden agenda” of the Land Use Report is to stimulate your personal engagement in the land use issues that are of such importance to our Central Coast Region. Land use policy and project decisions (usually made by local government agencies) often have a determinative effect on the future of our natural environment and local economy. In some ways, I am “behind the curve” in today’s Land Use Report, since the issue to which I’d like to draw your attention, the proposed City of Santa Cruz Wharf Master Plan, has just gone through a set of meetings, culminating in a “Community Briefing” held on May 19th. Your chance to get engaged, however, has not yet passed by. I can predict with some certainty that there will be other meetings, in the future, on the City’s proposed Wharf Master Plan. My purpose today is to spotlight this issue, and to try to make sure that you will start finding out what is being planned. It’s my bet that there will be mixed reactions, since a very expensive project is being advanced, and some community members will have problems with the scale of what is being proposed. The current Wharf environment is a little bit “funky,” to use a technical term. Something a lot more “upscale” and “glittery” is being suggested. I have put a link to a Community Briefing Slide Show in today’s transcript. I invite you to check it out at kusp.org/landuse. More Information: Land Use Links Gary Patton’s Two Worlds Blog City of Santa Cruz Website – Wharf Master Plan Slide Show – May 19, 2014 Community Briefing
