News Briefs

Prides Crossing neighbors to discuss traffic plan

The city's public safety commission will review a draft traffic- calming plan for the Prides Crossing neighborhood at its July 13 regular meeting. At the meeting, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. and be held in the administrative conference room at city hall, the consulting group that conducted the study will outline the plan.

The Prides Crossing neighborhood is bound by Highway 85, Prospect Road, Cox Avenue, and Saratoga Creek.

Copies of the draft plan will be distributed to the public at the meeting. A final neighborhood meeting will be held in late summer or early fall to present the final draft to the neighborhood. This meeting will include an information session on implementing the plan.

Results for Heritage Orchard survey in

Results are in for the tear-out survey concerning the Heritage Orchard, which was part of the Saratoga newsletter mailed to all residents in May.

The city received 1,069 responses. In response to the question of whether Saratoga needs a publicly financed recreational facility for organized sports, 22 percent of respondents said 'yes,' while 72 percent said 'no.' Eighty percent of respondents said they would support the Heritage Orchard's use as an active educational orchard. Thirteen respondents said that they would support conversion of the orchard to a public recreational facility for organized sports, while 86 percent said they would not. Finally, 28 percent of respondents said they would support a publicly financed bond measure to purchase property for recreational facilities, while 67 said they would not.

Parks and Rec hold meeting on park

The Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to attend its meeting on July 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Adult Day Care Center on Allendale Avenue, to discuss proposed improvements to Congress Springs Park.

The city has hired an architect to produce design drawings for the park. At the July 10 meeting, the public will have a chance to comment. For more information, please contact Cary Bloomquist, city staff liaison to the commission, at 408.868.1258.

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