Watsonville's urban growth is a key issue before voters

WATSONVILLE—This fall, Watsonville voters face a decision that has been 20 years in the making. Should the city's urban growth restrictions put in ...

November 4, 2022
5:40 AM

WATSONVILLE—This fall, Watsonville voters face a decision that has been 20 years in the making. Should the city's urban growth restrictions put in place in 2002 be extended through 2040, or should residents and their elected leaders have an opportunity to determine how and where Watsonville might grow? Those are the competing visions of Watsonville's future that have been placed before voters on the Nov. 8 ballot. Measure Q, also known as the 'Planned Growth and Farmland Protection Initiative Measure,' proposes an 18-year extension of a so-called Urban Limit Line (ULL) approved by voters in 2002 that preserved agricultural land by establishing a 25-year growth plan for housing and economic drivers.

Tony Nuñez