“Del Rey Oaks' FORTAG Trail: Wrong Turn or Path to the Future”  – The Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway (FORTAG) is a proposd accessible recreational trail network for walkers, joggers and bicyclists that would wind throughout Monterey County. The project has been developed under the auspices of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC). Early vision for this trail and greenway came from CSUMB Professors Scott Waltz and Fred Watson; the idea gained momentum in 2016 when $20M in funding for FORTAG was approved by Monterey County voters through the Measure X transportation infrastructure initiative. In 2019 the State of California agreed to provide an additional $10M for construction of the initial FORTAG segment, which would pass through Del Rey Oaks.

In late 2021 a group of Del Rey Oaks residents, concerned about the trail’s impact on their neighborhoods, successfully petitioned to place Measure B on the local Del Rey Oaks June 7 ballot. The measure would block trail construction within Del Rey Oaks, and effectively scuttle the FORTAG project.

At this month's meeting we will hear the "Pros & Cons" of the ballot initiative. Unfortunately, as of press time no proponent of the measure was available to speak, so a League member will present the FORTAG Trail Del Rey Oaks Interest Group's views as expressed on their website (fortagtrail. wordpress.com). Del Rey Oaks Councilmember Kim Shirley will speak in opposition, with time for questions & answers from attendees after the presentations. (continued on page 2)

This free LWVMC General Meeting, presentation, and question-and-answer period will be conducted over the Zoom Web Conferencing platform. The General Meeting CheckIn will begin at 11:45 am. The meeting will begin at 12:00 pm. 

All current LWVMryCo members  will be sent a link to the Zoom meeting via [LWVMryCo] on the Monday before the meeting( e.g., on Monday, April 11 for this month) with instructions on how to join the meeting.

Not a member? Non-members can send a message to LWVMryCo [at] gmail.com  requesting an invitation to receive the link and instructions. You can also join by phone:  numbers for audio-only will be provided along with meeting numbers and codes.

Having trouble getting into the meeting after trying the link and instructions?CallTama Olver (831) 869-2748