City Council agenda preview: The Red Barn’s fate, Quality of Life tax talk, drinking in parks
The City Council has a smorgasbord of items to cover for their regular meeting Monday night. Here is a sampling of what City leaders in your community will be discussing:
Officials looks to make city safer, more aesthetically pleasing with underground electric lines
City officials are pushing to place electric utilities
City Sued Over Planned Tree Cuts
A Gilroy resident, who said the city broke state law by not informing the public about the 235 trees it plans to cut down, filed suit last week in Santa Clara County Superior Court asking that the project be stopped.
Firm suspends GUSD trustee’s high-speed rail contract
A firm hired to perform high-speed rail outreach in the South Bay Area has suspended the contract of a Gilroy school board trustee facing two separate investigations by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office - including one for allegedly falsifying parts of invoices totaling more than $37,000, the Dispatch has learned.
Mayor: Sales tax measure could help Gilroy prosper
With Election Day less than two months away, city officials are asking the community for support of the “Quality of Life” sales tax measure on the ballot. Mayor Don Gage and City Administrator Tom Haglund spoke at the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce's Government Relations Committee meeting Sept. 12 and answered questions from the public.
Drive Like Your Pet Lives Here
Frances the cat was nine years old and ailing when she was hit and killed by a car in front of her Gilroy home.
