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County outlines Measure K road-operations plan and $75 million in remaining storm-repair needs; board approves community development budget
Summary
Community Development & Infrastructure presented a district-by-district breakdown of how $2 million in Measure K funding would be spent on road operations (ditching, striping, paving, culverts) and reported about $76.8 million remaining to complete repairs from the 2017 and 2023 storms. The Board approved the CDI budget; one supervisor dissented.
The Santa Cruz County Community Development and Infrastructure (CDI) budget and a detailed breakdown of proposed Measure K spending on road operations were presented to the Board of Supervisors on June 10. Director Matt Machado provided district-level allocations and a three-part explanation of priorities: immediate storm-damage response, a culvert rehabilitation and replacement program, and pavement preservation.
Machado told the board that the proposed FY25-26 CDI budget includes $4.1 million of Measure K funding countywide, half for planning and half for public works, and highlighted $2.0 million proposed specifically to increase road operations (ditching, striping, paving and culvert repair/replacement). He provided a work-type percentage split and then translated that into dollars…
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