When RTC Executive Director Guy Preston recommended railbanking years ago, I felt so bad for him because of the false claims made by Roaring Camp and other train advocates. They falsely claimed that their Beach Train would be closed. More humiliating was watching the RTC Board not support Mr. Preston but rather listening to the false claims against him.

These false claims carried over to the Measure D elections resulting in a “distorted message” on the community desires for a train. More accurate election results are the landslide defeat of former Supervisor John Leopold who was a big train advocate, approval of Measure L where Capitola residences supported using the Capitola Trestle for a trail and 2016’s Measure D Sales Tax to widen Highway 1, invest in Metro and build the Coastal Trail.

Santa Cruz, you now have your $8 million “mini-High Speed Rail” study.

— Brian Peoples, Aptos

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