Will the city ever install sidewalks on W. Dunne from Monterey
to Peak? It is such a dangerous road to walk, yet the children that
are let out of school walk down the side of the street
everyday.
“Will the city ever install sidewalks on W. Dunne from Monterey to Peak? It is such a dangerous road to walk, yet the children that are let out of school walk down the side of the street everyday.”
Red Phone: Dear Keep the Children Safe, Red Phone contacted Senior Project Engineer Glenn Ritter, who said the city has a project underway called West Dunne Avenue Improvements between Monterey Road and Peak Avenue.
“This is a safety improvement project that will provide for a consistent ultimate paved width,” he said. “The roadway will be striped for one lane in each direction with a two-way left-turn lane and bike lanes on each side. Curb, gutter and sidewalk will also be installed on both sides along with the associated improvements such as streetlights, storm drainage, signage, etc. It will also be necessary to underground a substantial amount of overhead utilities.”
The city and consultants have nearly completed the construction drawings and are currently in the process of obtaining the necessary right of way, he added.
“We expect to start construction either later this fall or next spring,” Ritter said.
The project is expected to take approximately 15 months to complete.
There you have it, good caller. Looks as if there will soon be a sidewalk for the children walking West Dunne Avenue. Hope that helps.
Police seemingly ignore scofflaws
“Red Phone, what is wrong with these idiots that can’t seem to understand that when windshield wipers are on, lights must be on. It is the law. Today, I counted about two out of five vehicles without lights, but they could remember to turn their wipers on. I flashed one driver to no avail. Do the Morgan Hill Police ever cite these lawbreakers. Thanks.”
Red Phone: Dear Concerned Motorist, Red Phone contacted Morgan Hill Cpl. Rod Krewson, who said for the most part, officers do stop motorists who are driving without their lights on in inclement weather.
“In the big scheme, we look for motorists who are speeding or running red lights as a priority because they tend to cause more accidents,” Krewson said. “But, if we are able to catch people with their lights off in bad weather, yeah, we do stop them. It’s just not as high a priority.”
And, as spring finally turns to summer police will have to wait until fall for the opportunity to nab those scofflaws.
Hope that answers your question, good caller.
Let’s hope lessons were learned May 5
“Is there any way we can teach our youth some respect towards other nationalities, with possibly holding assemblies or other school programs? When I was in high school, I graduated 2008 from Ann Sobrato, there were a few students who flew the American flag Sept. 11, and I thought it was a nice thought. Many were surprised they were asked to take them down, however, many of the students refused but a yard duty took them down. This was less severe than what happened at Live Oak, but never made national attention. When Cinco de Mayo came in 2008 the same students flew the American flags once again. Most of these stories never really made the paper, and I don’t understand why, since I feel like my senior year was more turbulent than the recent events. My question is if there is a way to possibly teach our youth a better way to learn about others’ cultures and allow for our boundaries between racial prejudices to be removed.”
Red Phone: Dear Teach the Youth, after the recent events of May 5, Red Phone believes the students have learned a valuable lesson.
Let’s hope they take that to heart and work at ways at solving the underlying problem of racism that unfortunately, still exists in some small part.
