Pete McHugh, the recently appointed chair of the Santa Clara
County Board of Supervisors, will preview
”
strategies
”
to deal with an anticipated $155 million budget deficit during
his state of the county address Tuesday, officials said.
Pete McHugh, the recently appointed chair of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, will preview “strategies” to deal with an anticipated $155 million budget deficit during his state of the county address Tuesday, officials said.
McHugh will speak at 11 a.m. at the board chambers in San Jose, 70 W. Hedding St.
Also on the agenda is the proposed 9-1-1 emergency fee, which would impose a fee on every phone line in the county – including those that use the Internet – to raise money to pay for operating the 9-1-1 emergency service and to provide fire protection in the county’s outlying areas most prone to fire.
The board will also decide whether to approve a purchase of property at 18881 Uvas Road in Morgan Hill from the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority for $1 million. The purchase is a conservation easement, meaning it will be for “public park and open space purposes,” according to a news release.
The property is about 8.5 miles from downtown Morgan Hill and includes three parcels totaling 990 acres.
“The Authority will formulate a specific plan for public recreational access to the site, including potential trail routes,” according to a staff report, and will open it to the public “within a five-year time frame.”
As a condition of the funding agreement and conservation easement, the Authority will develop a trail system which will connect Blair Ranch to Rancho Canada del Oro and to Calero County Park, according to the news release.
