Supervisors get first look at possible taxes for roads

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors set to discuss road conditions at a November meeting. Supervisor Manu Koenig has previously these concerns to the board. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local file/Report for America) Board of Supervisors meeting 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 701 Ocean St., Room 525, Santa Cruz. Join on Zoom or call 669-254-5252 , meeting ID 160 123 6676. The meeting will also be streamed on Facebook. To comment ahead of the meeting, email [email protected] by 5 p.m. Monday.  SANTA CRUZ For years, Santa Cruz County’s rural road conditions have declined, as a decadeslong maintenance backlog competes with emergency repairs for limited tax money. The county needs to spend $20 million more per year just to keep roads at their current condition, not including future disasters that could affect roads, county staff wrote in an agenda report. On Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors is set to receive an update on possible ways to fill th