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Los Gatos Parks, Open Space and Trail Inventory

Mar. 12, 2009

Categorized in: Parks in Los Gatos

Tagged with: facilities, los gatos, maps, open space, parks, photos, playing fields, sports, trails

If you live in or visit Los Gatos and enjoy hiking, biking, horseback riding, jogging, soccer (and other sports requiring playing fields) or other outdoor activities, you'll want to know about a Town of Los Gatos document, "Parks, Open Space, and Trails Inventory". It's a 70 page pdf with beautiful maps and photos of Los Gatos which you can download from the town's site.

http://www.losgatosca.gov/documents/community%20development/planning/recreation%20inventory/final%20inventory_reduced.pdf

This report on our athletic opportunities is very comprehensive and includes a discussion of not just public spaces and facilities, but semi-private & private as well - so fields at private schools are included, the new Jewish Community Center is included, etc. The document is a good mix of narrative, spreadshees or lists, photos, and maps, many of which are color-coded. A list of resources and helpful notes can be found at the end. It is useful whether you want to skim through it and find parks to explore or whether you're looking for a thorough list to plan out a future event.

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What To Do With The Last Big Orchard
in Los Gatos?

Jun. 19, 2007

Categorized in: LG Lifestyle

Tagged with: development, land use, los gatos, open space

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?

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