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.
City briefs: Neighborhood renewal, coffee with the Mayor and cash for your guns
Gilroy Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Renewal Process begins
Paseo project plugged, temporarily
A quick peek behind the plastic dust sheet covering the entrance to 7453 Monterey St. proves work is under way on the downtown paseo project, but the City’s plan to exponentially increase foot traffic via a pair of aesthetic walkways has been temporarily derailed by a sizable hidden cost.
City sales tax revenue up
The City of Gilroy has posted a 4.4 percent increase in the City's sales tax revenues for the third quarter of 2012 - compared with the same time last year - according to figures released by Joe Kline, Public Information Officer for the City.
City hits a development wall
The Government Relations Committee gathered Friday to discuss the City of Gilroy Residential Development Ordinance (RDO) process during the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce’s regular meeting.
New cell phone towers approved for Gilroy
Two new cell phone towers will be erected in Gilroy, according Christi Garcia, a member of the City of Gilroy’s Planning Commission.
For the love of art: Two committee seats still open
Even with all of the publicity the City of Gilroy has put into its recruitment campaign, two seats on the Public Art Committee remain to be filled.
City Council to consider later meeting time
The next scheduled Gilroy City Council meeting will address whether the City Council meeting time should move from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on a permanent basis, according to City Clerk Shawna Freels. The matter was brought to the attention of the City Council during their regular scheduled meeting Feb. 4.
Downtown dining – a curbside addition
The delightful smells emanating from A’Jays Cheese Steaks on Second Street in downtown Morgan Hill can lure in just about any passerby. Add the small outside dining area and it makes for a perfect afternoon sit-down with friends and family.
