Tag: red phone

I walk around Las Animas Park twice every day. On the morning of March 25, I noticed at the baseball field there were 11 city workers working most of the day where the adult softball league plays. I walked once again in the afternoon and the same amount of people were still there but were just standing around and watching one guy who was truly working. Is it necessary for 11 city workers to work practically all day on one field? I would like to know if our taxpayer money is going toward these 11 workers standing around all day supposedly working on the same baseball field. Does the softball league make that much revenue in order to reimburse for these city workers wasting a whole day fixing this field? I certainly hope it was not my taxpayer money being wasted. If it was my taxpayer money, I am sure the taxpayers of Gilroy would like to be informed how much this cost. I would appreciate you looking into this matter as soon as possible. 

I would like to know what year will the stretch of Luchessa Avenue between Monterey Road and Princevalle Street be completed. That project has been ongoing for three years. Also, I would like to know when the intersection of Miller Avenue and Santa Teresa Boulevard would be completed. The electronic sign needs to be updated again. These two projects are very much of a nuisance to the driving public.

Is there anything that the city or anyone can do about the dumping of furniture on Las Animas near Murray? In just two days we've seen a big-screen TV, a love seat, a toilet, a mattress and some boxes, left near that intersection. Nearby, on Electa Court, there is more abandoned furniture, a carpet and boxes of junk. It seems like every week someone dumps something. I'm tired of seeing this, this area has turned into a dumping ground for everybody!

The building on the corner of First and Carmel recently has been painted green, red and yellow, I am trying to understand why the city of Gilroy would allow buildings to be painted with these colors, which would reduce the value of property in the surrounding the area! It is an eyesore. What is the city doing to prevent this from happening, and to correct the paint colors of numerous buildings in Gilroy. When will this issue be corrected?

There is water leaking behind the Target store. Some of the main pipes that are adjacent to the street there have been leaking for quite some time and it's getting worse. Now there's a little stream of water coming from that area. Someone needs to get over there and fix it.

Is the city (or county) ever going to properly stripe the northbound lanes on Santa Teresa between Day Road East and Day Road West (in front of Christopher High School)? There are now faintly painted dots marking the lane separation. The problem is that if you stay in the only straight lane at the Day Road East intersection, you end up in the left turn lane that turns onto Day Road West. During rush hour, “unknowing” drivers get stuck in that left turn lane because “knowing” drivers slip over that dotted line into the right lane not allowing the “unknowing” driver to move to the right.

First Street in Gilroy between Monterey Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard is turning into a pot-holed disaster that needs immediate repaving. While I recognize that because it is Hwy. 152, this section of road is under the control of Caltrans, probably meaning nothing will happen for the next five years. Too bad that our beloved City Council appears to be powerless to exercise any influence on Caltrans to fix this section of road before it deteriorates further and makes driving it more unsafe. I'm wondering when First Street is going to be fixed.

While leaving the Camino Arroyo shopping center recently, I saw a woman panhandling at the entrance/exit between Kohl's and Panera. My concern was that she had a large dog with her. What I don't understand is, California state Penal Code Section 597. 1 states: "Every owner, driver, or keeper of any animal who permits the animal to be in any building, enclosure, lane, street, square, or lot of any city, county, city and county, or judicial district without proper care and attention is guilty of a misdemeanor." The statute also creates "a duty in peace officers, humane society officers, and animal control officers to cause the animal to be killed or rehabilitated and placed in a suitable home on information that the animal is stray or abandoned." Why aren't these dogs being taken away from owners so poor they cannot properly take care of themselves with daily food, water and shelter? Shouldn't the police, city employees, or animal control take the animal for the animal’s sake and try to find it a home?

There's a big ugly dump truck that's been parked on the east side of Mantelli near Wren. It's been there for about a month and it's blocking the view of our beautiful park for our neighbors and us. We've called the city a couple of times and nothing's happened. The name on the truck is Back and Forth, LLC. I don't understand why the truck is able to park on city streets for weeks at a time without ever moving. Can you help with this?

Regarding the American flag that is flying over the McDonald's on Leavesley and Camino Arroyo near the Gilroy Premium Outlets: For the past week, maybe longer, the flag has appeared torn up. It looks so raggedy and disrespectful. I'm wondering why the manager or the owner of that McDonald's doesn't take care of it, or at least repair it. I've seen a lot of other people notice this, too. I think the management should be alerted to this and have the American flag waving, as it should be.