Morgan Hill City officials annex 74 residents
Morgan Hill – Morgan Hill City Council members have cleared the way to annex 15 so-called unincorporated pockets into the city, a move that will fill gaps in services and add tax revenue to city coffers.
The pockets are islands of county land that are surrounded by the city on at least three sides. When the annexations are completed later this year, a map of Morgan Hill will look a little less like an Octopus and a bit more like a well planned town.
The 15 islands are sprinkled around the city. They include 24 houses and about 74 residents, and will add 0.6 square miles to Morgan Hill, bringing the land mass to 12.3 square miles. The homes will add about $96,000 in property taxes to the city’s budget. Later this year, the city may act to annex Holiday Lake Estates, a large housing development above Anderson Reservoir.
Downtown Morgan Hill gun shop burglarized
Morgan Hill – Police recovered 29 guns in a backpack left behind by suspects who robbed a downtown gun shop early Saturday morning, police said.
Suspects may have gotten away with one gun, but the store owner said Monday morning that he did not want to comment and is still in the process of checking inventory.
The Morgan Hill Police Department SWAT team members converged on the store just after 3am after dispatchers received a call from an adjacent telemarketing business on West Second Street at Del Monte Avenue. An employee of the telemarketing business reported someone moving around in the attic, possibly inside the gun store.
When officers arrived on the scene two minutes later, it was not clear if the suspect or suspects were still in the store, according to Morgan Hill police Cmdr. Joe Sampson.
It appears the suspects entered the gun store through the attic it shares with the Ladybug Fitness gym, Sampson said.
Time to sign up for basketball camp
Gilroy – Basketball Jones Hoop Camp is a 40-hour, week-long summer basketball day camp for boys and girls 7 to 15 years old.
The camp will be held at St. Mary School in Gilroy July 31 through Aug. 4. Call for a color brochure.
Details: (831) 634-0878 or basketballjonescamps.com.
Auditions coming for ‘Temple of Boom II’
Gilroy – John Bisceglie is looking for energetic performers, ages 6 to 25, to be a part of his large scale summer musical extravaganza, “Totally Rockin’ Temple of BOOM! II” performing in August. Auditions will be held on Sunday, May 7 at Dutchman’s Pizza, 6940 Chestnut St. Ages 6 to 10 at 1pm and ages 11 to 25 at 2:30pm. Prepare to sing a short song without music.
Details: 406-7716.
Cioppino feed and dance benefits GHS athletics
Gilroy – The Gilroy High School Athletic Association presents its 26th annual Crab Cioppino Feed and Dance. The feed will be held Saturday, May 13 at Don Christopher Ranch, 305 Bloomfield Road. Dinner is from 5:30 to 8pm followed by dancing to Shaboom until 11pm.
Tickets are $50 (21 and older only) and will be available at GHS between 8am and 4pm (cash or check only) or online at www.gilroyhighschool.com. Ticket sales are limited to 1,200.
Details: 848-7178 or jd****@*********ca.us
Summer camps at Bonfante Gardens
Gilroy – Enjoy special camp-related activities such as crafts, songs and games and experience other great entertainment, including more than 40 rides, six majestic gardens and the world-famous Circus Trees at Camp Day, from 10am to 6pm Saturday at Bonfante Gardens. Tickets can be purchased at www.bonfantegardens.org.
Details: (415) 453-1832 or http://www.acanorcal.org
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