Weeds, trees and payday businesses on City Council agenda
The Gilroy City Council will have its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the Council Chambers, 7351 Rosanna St. Here are some of the upcoming items on the agenda.
Vacant seat on Arts and Culture Commission
The City of Gilroy is still looking to fill an open seat on the Arts and Culture Commission for the remainder of an unexpired term, which is set to end Dec. 31, 2015. The successful applicant will play a part in stimulating the growth of broad-based arts within the community. Along with the other six members of the Arts and Culture Commission, they will help guide the Recreation Department Staff and City Council on matters pertaining to cultural and artistic activities.
VTA gets in gear for U.S. 101 widening project
The traffic bottleneck that drivers encounter south of Gilroy on U.S. 101 could be a thing of the past if a proposed Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) development gets off the ground.
City adds new ‘Coffee with the Mayor’ dates
Mayor Don Gage has set two more dates for his up-close and informal “Coffee with the Mayor” events. These meetings, where residents of Gilroy can engage the mayor on a broad range of issues, are scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, and Saturday, May 11 in the City Council Chambers, located at 7351 Rosanna St. in Gilroy.
Who will brave the ‘Shark Tank’ for $50,000?
The Gilroy Downtown Business Association is shaking things up in a quest to get vacant downtown buildings occupied by baiting budding entrepreneurs to dive headfirst into the “Gilroy Shark Tank” competition in June.
City Council agenda preview
The City of Gilroy will have its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers, located at 7351 Rosanna St. Here are some of the upcoming items on the agenda.
CHS Aquatic Center receives Award of Excellence
City Public Information Officer Joe Kline announced today that the City of Gilroy has received an Award of Excellence from the California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) for the Christopher High School Aquatic Center, which is located on the campus at Day Road.
Civil Grand Jury application deadline extended
The Honorable Brian C. Walsh, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara has extended the application deadline for the 2013-14 Civil Grand Jury to Friday, March 22, 2013.
City Council meetings frozen in time – at 6 p.m., that is
In the face of outspoken public resistance, Gilroy City Council voted Monday night to keep the regular Council meeting start time at 6 p.m., instead of moving it to 7 p.m.
Two parking birds with one stone?
More than $5.5 million in bond money set aside to fund a new downtown parking structure has languished in a bank account for almost a year after the Gilroy Public Library opened on Sixth Street.
