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RSS FeedWhat To Do With The Last Big Orchard |
Jun. 19, 2007
Categorized in: LG Lifestyle
Most days, I drive pretty close to the large old orchard that hugs Highway 17 on one side, Lark Avenue on another, and Los Gatos Boulevard on yet another. It is one of the few open spaces left which is privately owned. It's big. It is a goldmine.
In a town where land is worth about a million dollars an acre (less if roads and services are needed or if the slope is steep), these 40 acres, the Yuki Farms property, are worth more than just a small fortune.
I've often wondered what is to become of them: housing? a strip mall? another high-end car dealership?
Apparently I'm not the only one wondering. The Los Gatos Observer reports that it could well become a conference center or a hotel. The current owner wants it somehow related to the hospitality industry.
Saratoga, our neighbor just to the north, has a Heritage Orchard Park as a commemoration of the area's orchard past. I would love to see at least part of these 40 acres set aside for something like this.
Now I just need to figure out how to let my voice be heard in Los Gatos....
How about you? How would you like to see this land be used?
