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Residents urge Santa Cruz County to block or tighten review of 90 Minto Road battery project
Summary
Dozens of Watsonville-area residents told the Board of Supervisors Feb. 10 they oppose a proposed large-scale lithium battery energy storage system at 90 Minto Road, citing safety, public-health, farmland (Measure J) and process concerns and demanding fuller environmental review and local engagement.
Dozens of residents and community leaders urged the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 to bar or tightly regulate a proposed large-scale lithium battery energy storage system at 90 Minto Road near Watsonville.
Speakers including Phoenix Artemesia, Diane Denton and others described health and safety concerns after last year27s Moss Landing fire, warned of potential toxic smoke or long-term contamination, and asked the county to require full environmental impact reports, independent fire- and plume-testing, evacuation-route and traffic studies, and stronger community engagement held locally in Watsonville.
The callers told the board the proposed site sits near dense, lower-income neighborhoods and working agricultural land covered by Measure J, the county27s voter-approved growth-management initiative. Phoenix Artemesia…
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