Longtime residents were surprised to see a demolition crew tear down an old house across the street from Scotts Valley Middle School that is part of the Camp Evers shopping center.
One man commented that it had been a bit of an eyesore for 25 years, to which another man responded, “better an eyesore than 10 more townhouses.”
Debbie Muth, a former city planning commissioner, said she was told there are no development plans yet, and that the reason for the demolition was major water damage due to the lack of a proper roof.
The city’s 2016 Housing Element report, which covers the period through 2023, estimated 2 percent of homes built before 1950 were in need of major rehabilitation.
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