Four candidates will vie for the Nov. 6 election for two seats on the Morgan Hill City Council. Incumbents Larry Carr and Marilyn Librers are running to hold onto their seats, and political newcomers Joseph Carrillo and Matthew Wendt are challenging them for the next four-year term which starts at the end of this year.
With more than 1,100 new homes approved in Morgan Hill since 2008 and no construction having started four years later, the planning commission Tuesday night will consider some revisions to the city’s growth control ordinance in order to speed up the process and make it more understandable to builders, planners and future residents.
The City Council made a procedural decision recently that – while legal and within its right – was a bit disturbing in its lack of transparency, something the council prides itself upon.