One study says the housing development will make a positive economic contribution to the city. Another says it will be a negative. Supporters say the city has enough water. Opponents say the city is running out of water. The developer says his project is the only viable option.
Preservationists say money is available to purchase the property.
And finally, both sides say they are the ones trying to preserve open space. On June 8, Scotts Valley voters will go to the polls and decide whom they believe. Keenan's proposed 200-acre development on pastureland along Glenwood Drive is shaping up to be Scotts Valley's version of the battle over Lighthouse Field in Santa Cruz 25 years ago. But Scotts Valley has always been different. This is a city that was born in 1966 out of a desire to go its own pro-development way.