The Merc says that the council plans to hold hearings to get town input on how to use the land. Soccer fields (non regulation sized) are planned. No doubt the skatepark issue will resurface.
Mary's personal note: It always surprises me when a large purchase like this (or the decision to build a new library) comes without consultation of the Los Gatos residents/voters. Of course, our elected officials are supposed to make decisions on many things for us. I am not sure that I'm too comfortable with a multi-million dollar decision being made without input, though, or when input is only sought after the fact for how to use something purchased - not whether to make the purchase. Many will certainly be happy about the land, and it's agreed that we need more soccer fields.
The area near Los Gatos Boulevard and Lark Avenues in Los Gatos is full of potential and promise. On one corner, there lies a large (40 acre) orchard - the last large orchard in Los Gatos, actually. (Info on that parcel will be the material for tomorrow's blog entry. Stay tuned!) Kitty corner from that there's a big retail area that was once a Flames restaurant and later an auto dealership (until an explosion and fire changed the course of history).
Homes line the back wall of this property and homeowners have not been happy about most of the proposals on how to develop the land, which now resembles an abandoned parking lot.
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Mary Pope-Handy
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Luxor Real Estate Group
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