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Around The Glen
State of County speech is open to the public
Residents of Santa Clara County are invited to attend the annual State of the County address this week.
The address, to be given by county board of supervisors Chairman Jim Beall, will touch on topics of concern to the county and detail its accomplishments of the past year.
The address will be held on Jan. 31, at 6:30 p.m. in the board chambers at the County Government Center (70 W. Hedding Street in San Jose.) A reception will follow. The event is free, but tickets are required. To RSVP, call 408.299.3800, ext. 7046; space is limited.
--Kate Carter
Affordable housing hearing in San Jose
San Jose's Housing Advisory Commission is holding a meeting for residents to share their concerns about affordable housing in the city next week.
The commission is particularly interested in hearing from people about the housing needs of seniors, persons with disabilities and others who have special needs.
The public meeting is one step toward the eventual adoption of the city's federally required consolidated plan and a one-year action plan to address affordable housing needs, which is scheduled for final approval by the city council in early May.
The hearing will be on Feb. 8, at 5 p.m. at the Department of Housing office at 4 N. Second Street, Suite 1350. For more information, call 408.277.8671.
--Kate Carter
Park and library bond improvements to begin
City officials are getting started on a series of park and library improvements made possible by two bond measures passed last fall.
Mayor Ron Gonzales announced on Jan. 24, that the city will begin designing improvements to more than 30 parks and four libraries and will break ground on nine parks this year. The work was made possible when voters approved Measures O and P last November, authorizing $212 million in bonds to improve 14 branch libraries and build six new ones, and $228 million in bonds to improve neighborhood parks and community centers and add 14 new sports fields.
"We're committed to getting these done on time and on budget," mayoral spokesman David Vossbrink said.
The work scheduled to begin this year is only a fraction of the work to be done over the next 10 years.
--Kate Carter
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