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When are they going to take that disgusting sign off of the City
Hall building. It really looks awful on that building.
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Reader wants sign removed
“When are they going to take that disgusting sign off of the City Hall building. It really looks awful on that building.”
Dear Disgusted,
Red Phone contacted Bill Faus, planning director, who said typically signage on that building – which the city owns – is reviewed when a new tenant occupies the building.
“However,” he said, “the city may be taking more aggressive action to have the sign removed. I have put my most senior code enforcement officer in charge of this case, to investigate and rectify this situation.”
Recycling scavengers are annoying
“Dear Read Phone, I live on Blake and Wednesday is our trash day. For the past several weeks I have seen several people rummaging through the neighbors and my trash, specifically the recycle can, removing glass, plastic bottles and other recyclable materials. There have been times when these people pull trash out of the cans and leave it on the street during their attempts to find recyclable articles. Is there a city ordinance prohibiting such actions?
Dear Stop the Thefts,
This is a topic Red Phone has covered. Yes, there is an ordinance prohibiting scavenging.
Residents can call police if they see someone going through the carts because it is stealing. The recycling, once placed in the carts, belongs to the disposal company. Call police at 846-0300.
Earn some extra cash recycling
“If you put items that can be returned for money in your regular recycling, you are asking for scavenging. It’s worth collecting and taking them to a recycling center.”
Dear Recycler,
Red Phone agrees. And perhaps the previous reader may think about earning a little extra cash.
What’s going on with Glen Loma?
“The signs have been posted for Glen Loma Ranch for quite sometime. When is this slated for development?”
Dear Wondering,
Red Phone contacted Bill Faus, planning director. He provided a build-out schedule that shows the Glen Loma Specific Plan calls for 1,693 units through 2016. They were allocated 190 in 2006, 87 in 2007, 115 in 2008 and 273 next year. However, as you well know, none of those homes have been built. They also have more than 1,000 allocated from 2010 through 2016.
“With the downturn in the housing market, the developer may modify his schedule with the city council,” Faus said.
According to the specific plan, they have a three-year window on either side of the plan in which to begin construction, though there is a clause that allows them to keep the allocations even if they do not begin building the 2006 allotments by next year.
The Glen Loma Ranch Specific Plan area is about 392 acres located between Santa Teresa Boulevard and the Uvas Creek corridor. The proposed project includes 145 acres of parks and open space with an extensive trail system linking the various neighborhoods and a town center component.
For more information, see today’s front page story by reporter Chris Bone.
