Summary: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 The Transportation Agency For Monterey County is scheduled to meet this morning. TAMC, as it is best known, will be meeting in the Agricultural Center Conference Room, located at 1428 Abbott Street in Salinas. On the agenda will be a ceremony, at 9:30, recognizing the Monterey County Mobility Coalition, which will be receiving TAMC’s 2015 Transportation Excellence Award. LandWatch Monterey County, which obviously focuses on land use issues, was part of that Mobility Coalition. That is another demonstration, I think, of how closely transportation and land use issues are intertwined. This evening, I have another meeting to recommend. The City of Watsonville is sponsoring a free event to inform residents and other interested persons about the regulations that govern cell towers. Cell towers are often controversial, and local governments have the right to say “yes” or “no” to applications to build cell towers. Local government powers are limited by regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission (or FCC), but it’s not true, as some people think, that local governments don’t have any powers at all. If you want to learn more about cell tower regulations, the meting this evening is from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., on the fourth floor of the Watsonville Civic Plaza, in Community Rooms A and B. I think this will be an informative meeting. More Information: Land Use Links Gary Patton’s Two Worlds Blog TAMC Website
