Morro Bay will be embarking on a $124 million sewer project, with the intention of beginning the project this fall. In a meeting on Tuesday, the city council voted against a project labor agreement that would have meant that part of the project worth $30 million would have been completed by local unions. While the council would like to hire locally, residents are concerned that the project costs too much- hence the vote against union labor which would be more expensive.
See "Morro Bay Council says ‘no’ to union labor contract on sewer project. This is why Read more here: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article234059682.html#storylink=cpy", Nick Wilson, The Tribune, August 16, 2019