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News Briefs
Task force on bike path to be formed, says City Council
The Council voted to request that Santa Clara County create a task force to study the feasibility of a trail along the Union Pacific Railroad lines in the county, as a request of Saratoga's Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) and the recommendation of the city's Parks and Recreation Commission.
The purpose of the proposed multiuse trail would be to establish a permanent link between the Stevens Creek Trail and the Los Gatos Creek trail, a distance of 8.7 miles. San Jose, Campbell, Cupertino and Los Gatos are all interested in developing the trail, said Jim Stallman of the BAC.
City to receive 'interpretive' park benches
The Santa Clara County Water District has offered to install and maintain three interpretive park benches in Saratoga: one at Neale's Hollow, one at Wildwood Park near the parking lot and one near the intersection of Prospect and English Drive.
The benches are made of poured concrete with an interpretive resin plaque on top. The district would like to see the benches in place by late spring, according to Cary Bloomquist in the City Manager's office. No cost or maintenance obligations will be incurred by the city for this project.
Sustainability forum focuses on populations
The League of Women Voters of Los Gatos, Saratoga and Monte Sereno will present the fourth in a series of public forums on sustainability on April 20.
Marilyn Hempel, executive director of the Population Coalition, will speak on population control. The meeting will be held at the Saratoga Senior Center at 7:30 p.m.
Hempel has lived and worked in developing nations for years. She was born and educated in East Africa. She serves on the board of directors for the Population Institute and Zero Population Growth, and has served on the National Planning Committee of the President's Council on Sustainable Development. She is Director for Growth Management for the League of Women Voters, California. For more information, call 408.867.9571.
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