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9continued...John Maynard voting no, to amendthe county’s Comprehensive Plan atthe request of two separate developers,even though dozens of peoplespeaking at a public hearing and manywho wrote letters opposed the change.Within a few days after the vote,a group of concerned residentsorganized a drive for signatures onpetitions requesting a referendumelection on each development.The developments are called LasMesas, east of Interstate 19 and northof the Tubac Golf Resort and ChavezSiding Road; and Sopori Ranch, westof Interstate 19 in Amado, north ofTubac.Santa Cruz County election officialssaid in February that sufficientsignatures were valid for an election.Organizers submitted more than2,000 signatures for each developmentand about 95 percent of those werevalid.The elections will be held some timethis year but as of the press deadlinefor this issue of the Tubac Villager,County Election Director MelindaMeek said the date wasn’t certain.Elections can be held in March, May,September and November, accordingto state law. She said the statute wasn’tclear as to whether the referendumwould have to take place in Novemberor could be scheduled earlier, andshe requested an opinion from theoffice of Santa Cruz County AttorneyGeorge Silva.Advisory boardmembers namedThree members were named to theTubac Historic Zone Advisory Boardby the Santa Cruz County Board ofSupervisors at a Feb. 6 meeting.Returning for new one-year termsare David Yubeta and Cynthia Rose.Cathy Troy was also appointed. Theother three board members whoseterms end in a year are ChairmanRich Bohman, Marilynn Lowder andGail Ballweber.continued on page 46...Escape to The SpaAt Tubac Golf ResortExperience an exclusive selectionOf sophisticated spaservices & classes:YogaMat PilatesQigongCOME SEE OUR NEW WELLNESS BOUTIQUEWatch for our new Wellness Programs!-Local Special- (Sunday - Tuesday)15% off all spa services (except packages)520-398-3545spa@tubacgolfresort.com171