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Play Ball
The City of Campbell is teaming up with CUSD to improve two sporting facilities. First, workers are renovating two fields at Dover Campus. The fields were in bad shape prior to this project, according to CUSD Director of Maintenance Gerry Jensen. The first field is anticipated to be completed in early October, and will be available for public use during non-school hours.
At Rosemary Elementary School, the basketball courts are being redone, and new lighting and restroom facilities will be added. This project will be priced in mid-September. When completed, the courts will be available for public use during non-school hours. Jensen hopes that the new courts will help reduce overcrowding at the Campbell basketball courts.
"Working with the city is excellent," Jensen said. "It's a great partnership."
Right Turn Only
Drivers on Campbell Ave. have long faced the dilemma of which lane to be in as they approach the split in the road at the intersection of Campbell and Third. The right lane would take them down Orchard City Drive whereas the left would take them downtown.
"What we saw was that people were making last minute decisions," city Traffic Engineer Matthew Jue said.
Not anymore.
Jue said that after repainting the traffic lines on Campbell Ave., the city decided to extend the striping between the lanes all the way to Winchester. Their hope was to have people realize sooner that the right lane is for right turns only. A sign reading, "right lane must turn right" was also erected. This was completed on Aug. 8. Jue said that this seems to have helped.
City creates a community garden
After six years of exploration and research, Campbell is finally creating a community garden. Residents will be eligible to sign up for a plot of land, in which they may grow fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs. Plots are issued on a year-to-year and first come, first served basis, with a limit of one plot per family. There will be a waiting list available if all plots fill up.
Registered gardeners are expected to work on their plot at least once a week to maintain community garden standards.
A fee of 15 cents per square foot will be charged for watering and other general expenses. For more information or to obtain a plot, contact Campbell's Community Garden Coordinator at 408.866.2150.
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Campbell, California
