Santa Cruz County voters have made it clear on several occasions that they support public ownership of the coastal rail line for the purpose of a rail trail and passenger rail service.
Voter approval of Prop 116 in Santa Cruz County showed we were willing to pay for public ownership, ultimately banking approximately $11million in local tax dollars since 1990.
Then, in 2007, the SCC RTC commissioned a survey that found rail service to be the 2nd most popular use of transit funds (the top of the list: fill potholes). The following slide is taken from the TFTF Survey.
Santa Cruz County voters clearly support public ownership of the 32 mile coastal rail line.
