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Wright Avenue house is a street monstrosity
How sad for the neighbors of the [Wright Ave.] structure. What was the city thinking when they approved the plans for this building? The picture that you published [Sun, May 31] doesn't even begin to reveal how this house doesn't fit into the existing neighborhood. You should see it from the street side for a real eye opener.
There is a lot of remodeling going on in our area, but, fortunately, either the city or the owners have chosen to keep projects in keeping with the existing neighborhood
I was raised on a farm on Hollenbeck and am very accustomed to seeing major changes made to Sunnyvale, but unfortunately someone make an error with this one. Whoever approved this monstrosity just needs to drive by and see what a mistake they have made. The house does not fit in with the Eichler homes that it's a part of.
So much for people with money and no consideration for the neighborhood that they are moving into. I feel for those neighbors who are affected by this.
Joyce Mills
Sunnyvale
City should address traffiic flow
Isn't it about time that the City of Sunnyvale did something about the ever-increasing flow of traffic on Hollenbeck Avenue? Hollenbeck is, after all, almost exclusively residential and has only two lanes.
It appears that most of the traffic is comprised of people who live in Cupertino driving to and from their jobs in north Sunnyvale and Mountain View. Get them back to Highway 85 and Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road where they belong!
Perhaps one way to accomplish this would be to make Hollenbeck a "non-through" street between Remington Avenue and Homestead Road.
As it is, not only are the property values negatively impacted, but children going to schools and parks nearby are put in danger. And let's get the buses back to Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road where they also belong.
Ted Nelson
Sunnyvale
Pool means health, fitness for all
Swimming means health and fitness for teenagers, senior citizens, young children, middle-aged people, the disabled and nearly everyone else you care to mention. If Sunnyvale wants to be considered a world-class community, it needs to provide world-class opportunities for health and fitness to its residents.
Fremont High School has offered to build a fantastic Olympic-sized swimming pool on its premises, featuring full access to the public. All they are asking is that the city share the cost. On Tuesday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m., City Council will vote up or own on whether to go for it. This is a once-in-a-couple of generations opportunity for an incredible, huge, beautiful, shared-cost pool in our community. Let's help make Sunnyvale world-class by seizing the moment. We can't afford to let it pass us by.
Alan Templeton
Sunnyvale
Proposed public pool is cost effective
The Sunnyvale City Council has the original and very conservative revenue statement, submitted by the Friends of the Fremont Pool, based on information available at that time, in their [pool proposal] packet. Since that time, we have been able to do a more in-depth study of revenue fees.
As of last week, we received three revenue estimates. the first estimate from the Covington Pool in Los Altos, under the umbrella of the Los Altos Masters organization. They grossed $205,000 last year. Second is the Burlingame pool in San Mateo, which is a two-pool complex that is fairly new and has a projected annual income of $150,000. Finally, the 50-meter pool at Valley Christian in San Jose, has a net annual income of $84,000. All of this income is being generated by Master's swimming, swim lessons, youth swim teams, snack bar sales, recreational swimmers and miscellaneous rentals.
With this information in mind, the City Council should drop operating expenses as its primary concern.
A pool of this size [50 meters] will be used in excess of 140,000 hours, at an average cost of $.97 per person, which would make it one of the most affordable recreational activities in which to participate in this city.
Clark and Kathy Meadows
Sunnyvale
Bike show no show
The City of Sunnyvale threw a terrific party for kids on Saturday, [June 10] and almost nobody came.
The Bicycle Safety Rodeo had it all: creative bike courses, safety inspection and repair, licenses for kids, fingerprinting and first aid kits, even free helmets. Plus some wonderful extras: a real helicopter you could touch, a fire engine you could climb into, and police canines putting on a show. The city even brought in an international bicycle stunt team that put on an incredible performance (including a bicyclist who jumped OVER five men lying on the ground and another man standing upright on a ramp, I kid you not.)
But the disappointed staff and volunteers clearly outnumbered the few delighted visitors. Obviously, many hours of effort went into the planning, setup, and staffing of the event, which turned out to be a wonderful morning for those of us who came.
So what went wrong? I can only speculate. Apparently area schools were notified, but did parents get the message? Perhaps billing it as a "safety" fair turned off potential attendees. It was that and so much more.
Whatever the reason, few people benefited from a really special day. I hope in future years, more kids will come and join the party.
Evelyn Andrews
Sunnyvale
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Sunnyvale, California Since 1994
