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DESCRIPTION:For Immediate Release\nInterviews & Visual Opportunities Available\nMarch 
 29, 2012                             \n \nContact: Paul Gratz 
 \n831.419.6441righttovotevondesal@gmail.com www.voteondesalsc.org or 
 www.rtvod.org\n\nFormer Mayors & County Supervisor to Lead April 7 “Desal 
 Project Ground Zero Walk” in Support of the Right to Vote on Desal Ballot 
 Initiative. \n \nSanta Cruz – On Saturday, April 7 at 3pm, five former 
 City of Santa Cruz mayors and neighbors will assemble on the Mitchell’s 
 Cove bluff to support the “Right To Vote on Desal” (RTVOD) citywide 
 petition campaign. The event will include a walking tour along the route of 
 the ocean intake and brine discharge pipelines to the two proposed sites 
 for the seawater desalination plant on Delaware Ave.\n \nFormer Mayors Tim 
 Fitzmaurice, Chris Krohn, Celia Scott, Bruce Van Allen, and Jane Weed will 
 speak at the beginning of the event.  Also, Gary Patton, former chairperson 
 of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, will participate.  He is 
 recognized as a statewide environmental leader who promotes sound water and 
 land use policies through grassroots community action.\n \nCurrently, 
 volunteer petition gatherers are canvassing the “ground zero” 
 neighborhoods in advance of the high-visibility event.  \n \nThe 
 community-driven ballot measure would amend the City of Santa Cruz Charter 
 to guarantee the citizens' right to make the final decision on a desal 
 plant.  A charter amendment can only be approved by the people, and cannot 
 be reversed by the City Council without a further vote of the electorate.\n 
 \nIf build, the desal plant would be the most expensive infrastructure 
 project in the history of the city, with far-reaching impacts that are 
 still being evaluated in an environmental impact report (EIR).\n\nPetition 
 circulators are gathering signatures through early-May from registered City 
 voters to qualify the measure for the November ballot.\n \nRTVOD Coalition 
 sponsors include the Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, Santa Cruz Desal 
 Alternatives, and Women’s International League for Peace and 
 Freedom.\n\n###\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/03/29/18710389.php
SUMMARY:“Desal Project Ground Zero Walk” in Support of the Right to Vote on Desal
LOCATION:Start: Mitchell Cove\nWest Cliff Dr., between Almar Ave. & David Way\nMap: 
 http://g.co/maps/9bgph
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/03/29/18710389.php
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