Work on Indoor Recreation Center progressing as planned Work on
the new Indoor Recreation Center is on schedule and the project is
within budget, according to a report by city staff. Barring
unforeseen circumstances, the facility should be completed by Aug.
16, 2006 and the city expects the grand opening of the facility to
take place Sept. 5, 2006.
Work on Indoor Recreation Center progressing as planned
Work on the new Indoor Recreation Center is on schedule and the project is within budget, according to a report by city staff. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the facility should be completed by Aug. 16, 2006 and the city expects the grand opening of the facility to take place Sept. 5, 2006.
The Morgan Hill City Council passed the monthly progress report Wednesday as a consent agenda item.
West Coast Contractors, Inc. received the contract for the construction of the indoor recreation center. The $26.5 million project began in May.
The Indoor Recreation Center, located at the corner of Edmundson Avenue and Monterey Street, will have a gymnasium, natatorium, fitness room, aerobics room, and areas for senior and youth community use. At this time the contractor is installing underground utilities to the building. Footings have been excavated and the first of three concrete footings pours was completed successfully early this month.
Gilroy says no to Open Space Authority
Gilroy – City leaders said Friday that Gilroy will not join the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority, but vowed to explore other options to preserve open space and farmland in and around the city.
Officials gathered at a City Council policy retreat said the deciding factor was the cost of polling and underwriting the special election required to join the authority, which levies a parcel tax to buy property and conservation easements.
“If you’re looking for some enthusiasm on this I’m not going to be able to do it because of the cost of putting it on the ballot,” said Councilman Bob Dillon, who had previously expressed support for the authority.
“I’ll take it one step further. I’m opposed,” Councilman Roland Velasco said. “As far as I can tell, there’s no value added.”
Gilroy is the county’s only jurisdiction that hasn’t joined the authority. Ten years ago, city voters rejected joining the land preservation agency. Now, after 18 months of meetings and negotiations, city council members have determined there’s nothing to be gained by joining it. Instead, City Administrator Jay Baksa said the city will work with the Silicon Valley Land Conservancy (formerly the Land Trust of Santa Clara County) and the authority to manage the city’s nascent agriculture mitigation policy, which requires builders to protect an amount of farmland equal to the size of the area they develop.
Alex Kennett, chairman of the authority’s board of directors, said Gilroy’s decision will not have much of an effect on the authority’s operations.
“In a sense I feel sorry for them,” Kennett said. “We hoped we could work together and now it won’t happen.”
WNV prevalent in San Jose areas
San Jose – The Santa Clara County Vector Control District will comb the Almaden and Willow Glen areas of San Jose next week, searching for sources of developing mosquitos.
Of the 18 birds that have tested positive for West Nile Virus this summer, 11 have been found in those neighborhoods. Seven of them have been discovered since July 7.
“Residents can play a big part in this fight,” vector control spokeswoman Kriss Costa said. “In addition to reporting possible mosquito breeding locations, residents can help by reminding their neighbors that something as simple as dumping out a bucket of water or running their swimming pool or spa filter every day could eliminate thousands of mosquitos.”
