Tag: city council
330-room Holiday Inn planned near Outlets
The planning commission voted unanimously May 3 to approve a hotel project for a Holiday Inn and a Holiday Inn Extended Stay on the corner of Leavesley Road and Forest Street near the Premium Outlets, under the condition that the developer further negotiates with the city before presenting the plan to City Council.
Council to talk trash service fee increase
On Monday, City Council will consider a 5.4 percent increase in trash and recycling service rates within the City of Gilroy.
Council tables smoking ordinance to April 25
Lacking a majority for the highly anticipated vote Wednesday, the council decided to table a decision on an outdoor secondhand smoke ordinance until next week.Â
South Valley pool’s future treading water
Eastside neighborhood resident Jay Vasquez, 14, worked up a sweat playing basketball with a friend at the outdoor courts of South Valley Middle School late Friday afternoon. Vasquez said he's looking forward to the summer, when he can cool off by jumping into the pool at SVMS.
City races to spend downtown improvement cash
With the long arm of the newly created Morgan Hill oversight board threatening to lay claim to what’s left of the former redevelopment agency’s 2008 bond proceeds, the city council is poised to quickly spend the remnants of the $110 million in loans to spruce up the downtown.Â
Dancing, used police firearms on city council agenda
On Monday, the Gilroy City Council will consider a new, more specific version of the city's entertainment ordinance that could relax regulations on dancing downtown.Â
Council considers strict sign rules, dealerships boggled
In the midst of a city-led crackdown on business signs, auto dealers are pleading with city council to let them advertise with balloons, flags and certain types of large signs – all which are currently illegal in Gilroy – saying that the law squelches business. Â
Don Gage confirms he’s running for mayor
Don Gage, Santa Clara Valley Water District director and former Gilroy mayor, confirmed Thursday that he is running for mayor, adding another player to an already complicated race for the seat.
