GGS General Meeting Minutes from Nov. 14, 2017
/The meeting was called to order by Chair, Connie Rogers at 7:00 PM at the Gilroy Library. Introductions were made and guest, Paul Ledesma, from the Committee for Green Foothills was welcomed
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Local Open Space Advocacy Group Announces Name Change, New Leader
/The Land Trust of Santa Clara Valley, formerly Silicon Valley Land Conservancy, is a nonprofit whose renaming and reorganization commenced as part of an overall plan to preserve and protect the remaining agriculture and open space in Santa Clara County, as well as the adjacent counties. The new executive director, Greg Leonard, is a local food systems crusader and grew up working his grandfather’s farm fields in the "Valley of Heart’s Delight".
LTSCV Website: http://www.landtrustscv.org/
Press Release: http://www.prweb.com/releases/landtrustscv/2017-10/prweb14809463.htm#!
Gilroy: the South Bay's Napa, or Anaheim?
/Here’s a link to a Los Angeles Times article from Sept 24th 2017 which discusses the Anaheim-Disney relationship. Gilroy, pay attention. Don't let big business exploit the Garlic City.
Is Disney paying its share in Anaheim? The money battle outside the Happiest Place on Earth.
GGS Letter to City Council Seeking Answers re. Great Wolf Application
/Gilroy Growing Smarter is not taking a formal position on Great Wolf Lodge at this time. However, we do have concerns that we want you to publicly address (either through the city website or social/news media) before a decision is made to enter negotiations with Great Wolf.
Read MoreQuestions on Great Wolf Lodge's Application to the City: GGS Letter to the Editor of the Dispatch
/Gilroy Growing Smarter has concerns that we want to see publicly addressed before the City agrees to pursue Great Wolf next to Gilroy Gardens. It needs to add to our quality of life.
Read MoreGGS General Meeting Minutes from Sept. 12, 2017
/adjacent to Gilroy Gardens. The City and Great Wolf are in the middle of an exploratory period to gauge the concerns. In October the City Council plans to decide on whether to allow Great Wolf to proceed with a formal development application.
Read MorePart of the Reason GGS Submitted Measure H to the Voters...
/and it Passed with 2/3 of the Vote
Here’s a link to a Gilroy Dispatch article from June 30th 2017 which discusses Gilroy’s 2.1% growth in the past year:
G-Town: The County's Fastest Growing City
Community Advocates Leadership Academy Starts Sept. 9th.
/The Committee for Green Foothills is offering a Community Advocates Leadership Academy, a 10 month program....
www.greenfoothills.org/leadership-academy.
GGS General Meeting Minutes from Aug. 1, 2017
/...David Bischoff, the city of Gilroy planner in charge of the HSR issue. He stated that the city staff had met with HSR staff a few weeks ago to discuss the feasibility of a different alignment adjacent to Hwy. 101 and 10th Street...
Read MoreSummary of June 5 Council Discussion on High Speed Rail Alignment
/Our members who attended the June 5 Council meeting and spoke in favor of the Downtown Elevated alignment were
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