NO SIDEWALK AROUND CRC
“Why aren’t there any sidewalks in front of the Centennial Recreation Center? Every time I walk over there, I have to walk in the roadway. Why don’t they have any sidewalks there or if they are planning to put some in, when? Also, there is no pedestrian crosswalk in front of the center, there is no marked crosswalk or pedestrian button when I want to cross the street.”
RED PHONE
The Red Phone is aware of the unfinished pavement in front of the Centennial Recreation Center. According to Glenn Ritter, senior project manager for the department of public works, the city will put pavement in the unfinished area for pedestrians and patrons who use the center. Although he could not give a specific date, he assured that it will be finished within the coming months. And for the well-being of the people who walk along W. Edmundson Avenue, the city will not put a crosswalk mid-block on the street. It suggests that pedestrians use the crosswalk at the bottom of the road near the Starbuck’s for the safest crossing route.
WHO’S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SIGN?
“A no right turn on red sign was installed on the northbound exit of 101 and Dunne some months ago. Who was responsible for this? Why was it installed? And why only the northbound exit? Thanks for your insight.”
RED PHONE
The traffic area at the northbound exit at U.S. 101 and E. Dunne Avenue falls under Caltrans jurisdiction. According to the Caltrans Oakland office, which presides over Santa Clara County traffic enforcement, the no right turn on red sign was installed due to safety concerns. Cars that exit on the northbound off-ramp cannot see the traffic going west on the E. Dunne Avenue overpass. The Caltrans Oakland office felt it was necessary to put the sign there. Office personnel said that several pieces of criteria were considered for their decision, such as the volume of traffic on the off-ramp and the number of lanes on E. Dunne Avenue. Also, the angle of the slope on the overpass was a determining factor. For additional information, caller, contact Min Lee, senior supervisor of traffic engineering for Caltrans , (510) 286-4624.
COMING UP EMPTY
“I don’t have recycling pickup where I recently moved, though I’m told I will have it in the future. I’m not sure what to do with all my used bottles and cans until then.”
RED PHONE
Red Phone can only assume you live in an unincorporated area of the county, which unfortunately only has twice-a-month recycling pick-up services. Until recycling services improve in your area, there are a few options that could actually generate some money for you, caller. The California recycling redemption value rate, which is double what it used to be, is now five cents for each beverage container less than 24 ounces and 10 cents for each beverage container 24 ounces or greater. Separate your cans, glass bottles and plastics and take them to a buy-back location.
There are many businesses in the Morgan Hill area that accept recyclables. Western Recycling (779-1781) is located on the corner of Railroad and Barrett avenues. The business accepts all kinds of paper and cardboard, glass, aluminum and other metals, plastic beverage containers, car batteries, and appliances. There is a $25 charge to drop off refrigerators. They also accept all electronic waste including televisions and computers at no charge. Cell phones are not accepted.
Generally what recycling centers accept and pay for are aluminum soft drink cans, wine coolers, beer, water, sports drinks, coffee, tea, fruit drinks, fruit juices containers less than 46 ounces, and vegetable juice containers that are 16 ounces or less.
If you want to recycle in Gilroy, Trinie Martin Recycling Inc. is located at 6310 Chestnut St. and AMD Recycling is located at 150 Howson St.
You can take everything else (or all your recycling if you don’t care about getting the money) to the San Martin Transfer Station, located at 14070 Llagas Avenue in San Martin. The Transfer Station accepts all recyclables, including corrugated cardboard and paper, free of charge.
Many other items can be recycled to keep the environment a safer place.
The UPS Store, Postal Stop and Longs Drug Mailing Center accept bubble wrap, foam packing peanuts and hard foam blocks. The UPS Store (778-5858) is located in the Vineyard Town Center, Postal Stop (779-6671) is located at 15650 Vineyard Blvd. and Longs Drug Mailing Center (779-8251) is located at 850 E. Dunne Ave.
Speedee Oil Change and Tune Up (779-1192) accepts your used motor oil. They are located in Tennant Station on the corner of Monterey Road and Tennant Avenue.
Albertsons, Nob Hill, and Safeway grocery stores accept both plastic and paper bags for recycling.
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