Don’t want to pay $3 MILLION for proposed traffic light at Aptos Creek Road in Aptos, CA?   What you can do —
Call by phone. Send emails. Collect signatures. Tell others to protest.
 Sign the on-line petition:
Here is the link for the on-line petition:
By sending email to the Regional Transportation Commission the RCC gathers email into a log which goes to all the commissioners. The commissioners already know this is a HOT topic. This is one way to let government know.
It’s also important to contact your supervisor – that’s Zack Friend for the Aptos area. And contact the Santa Cruz Planning Office. The person there to contact is Steve Wiesner, Assistant Director of Public Works.  Here’s how.
SUBJECT LINE:  ‘I CONTEST the proposed TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT APTOS CREEK ROAD’ Send to
 1) Regional Transportation Commission  info@sccrtc.org   2) Steve Wiesner (831) 454-2794  with Santa Cruz County Planning Office and 3) Supervisor Zack Friend zack.friend@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Steve Wiesner (831) 454-2794Â — You can leave a message and ask for his e-mail address.
Call the RTC at 831-460-3200 and ask for Director George Dondero or Deputy Director Luis Mendez
Call Public Works at 831-454-2160 and ask for Director John Presleigh or Christine Berge, Information Officer
Call Supervisor Zach Friend at 831-454-2200
written by Cameron Jackson  DrCameronJackson@gmail.com
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Below info was written by Becky Steinbruner — important to collect signatures and info on meetings
Hi, All,
Thanks to all of you for your good work. I want to gather petition signatures against funding that $3 million traffic light at Aptos Creek Road. Do you want to help circulate it? Please let me know.
We need to have a good number of signatures or letters ready by November 13 for the first of three Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) Committee meetings where the application will be considered. Here is the schedule of those meetings (all are at the RTC Office on 1523 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 95060):
Monday, November 13, 6pm Bike Committee (Cory Caletti <ccaletti@sccrtc.org>)
Tuesday, November 14 1:30pm Elderly & Disabled Committee (Grace Blakeslee <gblakeslee@sccrtc.org>)
Thursday, November 16  1:30pm Inter-Agency Transportaion Committee (Yesenia Parra <yparra@sccrtc.org>)
You can call the RTC Office at 460-3200 to express your thoughts about having to pay for a $3 million traffic light at Aptos Creek Road for Swenson.
I think there are other things included in the package, but the County Department of Public Works refuses to allow me to see the project plans. Maybe you will have better luck: Christine Berge <christine.berge@
I have been wondering if the RTC board meetings are recorded by CTV and finally looked.
Yes! Here is the link:
http://www.communitytv.org/
You can also watch the Metro Board meeting for Sept. 22 at about marker 65 to see Metro Operations Officer Mr. Ciro Aguirre’s explanation of the expensive Aptos Village bus stop relocation. I later recorded him at the RTC Elderly & Disabled Committe saying that the only reason the bus stop is being moved is to provide parking for the businesses. That You/tube will be up for viewing later this week.
RTC Commissioner Bertand asked during the October 5 meeting that the RTC staff look into the problems at the Aptos Village bus stop relocation because the RTC funded the project but the 100′-long access at 5% slope is not good for disabled passengers. That comment was omitted from the minutes, but Commissioner Bertrand agreed (at my request) to re-state his request during the November 3 meeting and will submit that request in writing for the record before the December 7 meeting. The RTC Board will be approving the grant applications at the December 7 meeting.
WE HAVE TO SPEAK OUT LOUDLY AGAINST THIS NOW OR WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR BARRY SWENSON BUILDER AND THE OTHER APTOS VILLAGE PROJECT DEVELOPERS.
Please pass this information on to anyone you think would be interested.
Take care,
Becky
685-2915
