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March from Beach Flats Community Garden to Santa Cruz City Hall
It has been very inspiring to see so many people putting so much energy and work into keeping the Beach Flats Community Garden alive in its entirety. We want to recognize and give a big thanks to all the gardeners, the Beach Flats community, and organizers who are moving forward with great spirit and continue to bring people together to support el jardín.
[ Video: 3:54 minutes ]
This video shows the march that took place on October 27th from the garden to the City Council meeting. Although the City Council unanimously voted in favor of seeking a permanent space for the garden, a large part of the garden is now taped off after the city accepted the Seaside Company's proposal to renew a 3-year lease to only 2/3 of the land.
Stay updated ----> beachflatsgarden.org
#savethejardin
This video shows the march that took place on October 27th from the garden to the City Council meeting. Although the City Council unanimously voted in favor of seeking a permanent space for the garden, a large part of the garden is now taped off after the city accepted the Seaside Company's proposal to renew a 3-year lease to only 2/3 of the land.
Stay updated ----> beachflatsgarden.org
#savethejardin
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The City Council betrayed the Beach Flats community because they represent the Seaside Company not you. It's time to vote in a city council which represents your interests, not the local 1%.
Ok then... Elect a city council willing to declare eminent domain. Shouldn't be hard to do... Anyone electable around here is a thief anyway. May as well have a council that thieves for the citizens of Santa Cruz... because most of the commercial property owners of Santa Cruz are not citizens of the county.
Ok, the city throws down an ED fight. We want that land, and we're going to take it from you. We'll make an offer and Seaside will reject it and then it's in the hands of the lawyers and the courts. What's it worth? What are you willing to give up that would cover the legal fight and whatever price the court puts on it? I'd be surprised if it's under a million dollars and over a year to hash out. Doable? Absolutely. Worth it? That's going to be a hard argument.
It's on you now, what services are you willing to cut to pay for this?
It's on you now, what services are you willing to cut to pay for this?
Cut the Homeward Bound program which ships (disabled) homeless people to other cities with no oversight about what happens to them.
There has to be a responsible person at the other end. Otherwise Santa Cruz would be guilty of doing what we claim other cities do to us.
But, it's first on the chopping block so away it goes. I'm trying to get the actual number from the budget, but it's buried in the Community Assistance part. But I think the number is about 30k a year. So we've only got 970k to go.
But, it's first on the chopping block so away it goes. I'm trying to get the actual number from the budget, but it's buried in the Community Assistance part. But I think the number is about 30k a year. So we've only got 970k to go.
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