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Are they really closing the town’s museum?
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“Are they really closing the town’s museum?”
Dear Historically-Favored, A town’s museum truly is a glimpse into its past and heritage for the youth and a remembrance for the older generations.
“The museum will be closed effective Feb. 1, 2009, as a result of necessary budget reductions undertaken by the city and related to the current economic situation affecting Gilroy and all other cities, said Tom Haglund, city administrator.
He said the historical society is trying to assemble volunteers and speaking with the city about having the museum open once a week. The museum is located at 195 Fifth St. If you’re interested in volunteering, call Connie Rogers at 842-8494.
Tip on holiday decorations to see
“I’m calling to tell you how adorable the house is at Church and Third with Santa and the towed truck, towed by reindeers and the red lights and the house awash with white lights. We love it. I hope you can go check it out.”
Dear On the Lookout, Thank you for the tip. This time of year certainly is fun. Oh, and if you’d like to drive around and find some cool houses all lit up, check out our Web site www.gilroydispatch.com and search for holiday lights.
Lower speed desired but not possible
“How does one go about getting a sign and lowering the speed limit in a court? We have small children playing outdoors and potential homebuyers coming to see the new homes for sale while speeding down the street.”
Dear Longing for Signs, Cars speeding by as children are playing is definitely a problem and dangerous as well.
Don Dey, city traffic engineer, said “All local streets, whether courts or cul-de-sac or regular streets are 25 mph. We don’t post speed limits lower than that.”
So, dear reader, the city cannot post lower speed limits. However, what about getting those orange cones that advertise children are playing? Or just having one or two adults take turns watching the cars coming?
If the cars are going faster than 25 mph however, let the police know.
Parking a mess at high school
“Could you find out what is the purpose of having the red curb right in front of the high school on Princevalle? A lot of parents drop off and pick up kids and there’s hardly any parking there on Princevalle. And then you have the staff being rude because parents are parking in the red.”
Dear All I Want is You – Parking Spot, When Red Phone was in school, it was very hard to find parking as well. It must be a common attribute of schools.
The purpose of the red zone is for pedestrian and student safety, said Sgt. Jim Gillio, spokesman for the Gilroy Police Department.
James Maxwell, principal at Gilroy High School, apologized to parents who felt the staff was being rude but said they were probably just trying to “promote student safety.”
“It appears that your parent believes that they are entitled to park on the street close to the school. This is an incorrect supposition. I am quite confident that the city has posted the red zones for safety. Parents can drop students off several blocks from school or get to school earlier for drop off. This is the reality of a large school with only two crossing streets: there is no way we can accommodate dropping off 2500 students onto two streets: 10th and Princevalle. It is not possible,” wrote Maxwell.
It looks like this issue is not going away. Maybe you could start carpooling or biking to school to avoid the mess.
