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Hi Red Phone, I live near the intersection of Alamo Drive and La
Rocca Court here in Morgan Hill. It’s a great place to live. The
problem is that no one
– and I mean no one – stops at the stop sign at this
intersection. Some don’t even bother to slow down at all when going
through the stop sign.
“Hi Red Phone, I live near the intersection of Alamo Drive and La Rocca Court here in Morgan Hill. It’s a great place to live. The problem is that no one – and I mean no one – stops at the stop sign at this intersection. Some don’t even bother to slow down at all when going through the stop sign. I have a 4-year-old child and my neighbors have children. There are many children who live on this street. We’ve seen some close calls. We believe it’s only a matter of time before a serious accident occurs. How can I get Morgan Hill police to come out and enforce this stop sign? Thanks.”
Red Phone: Dear Concerned, you just notified MHPD. Red Phone forwarded your concern to Sgt. Jerry Neumayer, who said police will patrol the intersection. He also wanted to let residents know that they can call the police department 779-2101 with traffic complaints.
“Include what days and times are most active,” he said.
Good caller, your intersection should be a lot safer.
Kudos, downtown lights look great
“Red Phone, kudos to whoever thought of lining the rooftops of the downtown buildings with lights during the holiday season and beyond. I hope they leave them up at least till daylight savings time. They sure give the downtown a touch of class.”
Red Phone: Dear Classy, Red Phone contacted Jorge Briones, executive director of the Morgan Hill Downtown Association. He said the lights that line the buildings in downtown were a partnership between the Morgan Hill Downtown Association and the Morgan Hill Downtown Property Based Improvement District.
Funding for the purchase and installation of the lights was provided by the PBID which it gets through tax assessments of commercial property within the downtown. The downtown association coordinated the efforts to communicate with each commercial property owner and the local company that installed the lights.
Letters and phone calls were made to each commercial property owner to get approval to access their building. The buildings that are not lit are because MHDA did not receive a response before the installation deadline.
“Hopefully we can get all the buildings lit before next winter,” Briones said. “The idea was to provide an added ambiance for downtown, primarily during the winter season. The lights are planned to be used during events such as the Third Street Dance and the Safe Trick or Treat, in addition to the winter season.”
The lights are commercial grade LED lights which use about 10 percent of the energy of a standard light.
