Open Space District plans for future
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District wants community input in developing its Regional Open Space Plan.
The MROSD has scheduled a public workshop for Jan. 27 to discuss the long-term plan, which will describe how public open space and parklands will ultimately be interconnected in a continuous greenbelt.
The plan is meant to complement and tie in with the trails systems in both Santa Clara and San Mateo counties and to address the cost of land-acquisition and management. The MROSD estimates that the plan will take a year to complete.
Topics for discussion at the Jan. 27 workshop include long-range land acquisition ideas, desired public access improvements and the low-intensity recreational development the MROSD envisions over the next 20 years.
The workshop is set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the MROSD office, 330 Distel Circle, Los Altos. For more information, call 415/691-1200.
Memorial tree will honor founder of Monte Sereno
The Monte Sereno City Council approved Jan. 16 planting a memorial tree to honor Adm. Thomas B. Inglis, the city's founder.
The council gave the go-ahead to resident Eugene Gonzales' proposal to plant a crape myrtle in front of Monte Sereno City Hall. The memorial will also include a bronze plaque commemorating Inglis' founding the city in 1957.
Gonzales estimated that the total cost of the memorial will be $250. At last week's meeting, some councilmembers expressed concern that the actual cost would be greater, prompting some audience members to say they'd make contributions toward the project.
Town will hire a consultant for certification study
The Los Gatos Town Council moved closer to having its housing element certified when it approved $20,000 to hire a consultant. All communities that have been successful in having their housing element certified have used consultants, according to Town Manager David Knapp.
The Association of Bay Area Governments is the governing body for the housing element. Although lack of certification has not created problems in the past, Knapp points out that, without it, the town is open to lawsuits from anyone who disagrees with a land-use decision. Knapp calls the certification a "loose end that it's time to deal with."
This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, January 24, 1996.
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