Big Oil sues Monterey County to stop Measure Z
SALINAS – A Monterey County judge has delayed implementation of Measure Z — which limits oil operations in Monterey County — while two lawsuits aimed at stopping it altogether are resolved in the courts.
The stay was granted on Wednesday — just as the lawsuits from the country’s largest oil producers were filed — and it will help county officials focus on the “big picture” issues rather than getting tangled up on daily bureaucratic procedures, an attorney for the county said.
“We wanted to be sure we could address the main issues at stake here and not be sidetracked by side issues such as seeking an injunction or restraining order,” County Counsel Charles McKee said. “The oil industry wanted (a restriction) from implementing Measure Z and fighting that could have taken significant resources and taken away from real issues as to whether (the measure) is valid.”
The court-ordered stay will not apply to fracking or re-injection of wastewater into the ground, which will not be allowed until the lawsuits are resolved, McKee said.
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