“Dear Red Phone, lately there has been so much information and opinion in the Morgan Hill Times about the part of Morgan Hill deemed the “Southeast Quadrant.” Can you define the parameters of this quadrant by street names? Also can you point out which areas of the quadrant are in the county of Santa Clara and which are in Morgan Hill? I’m confused because I thought I lived in this quadrant and was being served by the city of Morgan Hill. If I am then I don’t know what Mr. Grzan is going on about because when I drive to and from the downtown area to home I see vacant, unfarmed and unused land filled with weeds, other allergy producing vegetation, and “For Sale” signs. Maybe I’m not looking in the right place or don’t know where my home really is located. Thank you for providing the information to help me figure it out.”
Red Phone: Dear At Home in the SEQ?, Morgan Hill’s Southeast Quadrant, a 1,200-acre patchwork of farms, orchards and sports fields where future higher-impact development is planned, is located east of U.S. 101, roughly bound by the freeway, Maple and San Pedro avenues and Hill Road.
The 1,200 acres in the quadrant consist of about 200 parcels owned by more than 100 different parties. None of the property is currently in the city limits. However, the city will seek to eventually extend the urban limit line and the city limits in order to control future development in the area and preserve a greenbelt around the city.
The project faces several hurdles, including the completion of the Environmental Impact Report and approval from the Local Agency Formation Commission.
Good caller, hope that answers all your questions.
New roadway makes for smooth ride
“Red Phone, I travel Santa Teresa Boulevard between Morgan Hill and Gilroy all the time, and just got to say how great the newly paved road is. Much smoother on the tires and much better to drive at night with the new road markings. Finally, I see something concrete – pun intended – done with my tax dollars.”
Red Phone: Dear Pleased with Pavement, Red Phone could not agree more. As a fellow motorists who uses that stretch of road frequently, the new pavement and markings do make for a much better ride.
Good caller, your tax dollars are hard at work, at least in this instance.
