Dear Editor,
This November, we have a unique opportunity to build a new
Gilroy library through passage of Measure F. Many of us may know
about this measure but may be unaware of just how important the
need really is.
According to city and library officials, the present building
does not meet earthquake safety standards, has a failing
heating/ventilation system and leaks severely when if rains. I want
a safe building for our children to study in.
Plenty of important reasons to support the bond for a new Gilroy library
Dear Editor,
This November, we have a unique opportunity to build a new Gilroy library through passage of Measure F. Many of us may know about this measure but may be unaware of just how important the need really is.
According to city and library officials, the present building does not meet earthquake safety standards, has a failing heating/ventilation system and leaks severely when if rains. I want a safe building for our children to study in.
A new library will remedy all those issues and will offer many more services. The new building will have homework centers, more computers (105 instead of the current 33), and rooms for children’s programs, technology training, and community meetings. The homework centers, for example, will offer a positive academic and social environment for our youth to succeed in our competitive job market. My family and I support a new library.
Peder W. Eriksson, Jr., Gilroy
Lining the pockets of the Village Green developer another mistake for Gilroy
Dear Editor,
This letter is in response to the article titled “Potential development irks Village Green residents.”
I think a local farm would suit the needs of the community, and provide more benefit than yet another example of Gilroy urban sprawl, or yet another hospital that local residents without healthcare cannot afford.
Unless it’s truly a nursing home, I don’t see any benefit. All I see is developers walking away with even more money, and showing complete disregard to the community that they are supposed to be supporting.
I understand that growth is necessary, but nobody comes to Gilroy to look at housing or business roofs. I came to Gilroy simply because it was a small town, and had plenty of beautiful farms. If I wanted to live in suburbia, I would of moved to San Jose, or San Francisco.
“You can’t be against progress; you can’t be against growth. But you’ve got to use some common sense and be reasonable in the way you approach growth. When you’ve got the best land in the world, land that’s capable of raising the best livestock and crops, once you put it under concrete, you can never reclaim it.” – Ex-Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones.
Charles Mattson, Gilroy
