The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has failed to advance final design plans for two segments of a regional bicycle trail, jeopardizing a $67.6 million state grant for the decade-old project.
At its regular meeting Tuesday, the board split 2-2 in its vote on segments 10 and 11 of the rail trail, which together run from 17th Avenue to State Park Drive. Supervisor Zach Friend recused himself because of a conflict of interest — he lives within 500 feet of the train tracks along which the trail will be built, he said. Supervisors Bruce McPherson and Manu Koenig voted no.
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