Question of the Week Answers: Limited San Justo recreation?
Bill Mifsud: Yes. This is a win-win for San Benito County. Great open space to jog, walk and fish. As a taxpayer I would like to see it open so we can enjoy the best of San Benito County.
Community Board: City puts dogs before people with parks
It says something about the City of Hollister’s priorities when dogs on the nice side of town get park funding before people on the west side.
Guest View: Prediction that San Justo won’t reopen
I don’t believe that taking the Band-Aid off slowly will make this any easier. It is obvious to me that the San Justo Reservoir, shuttered more than eight years ago for an infestation of zebra mussels, is never going to reopen for any water-related activities such as fishing or boating, and probably not for any public access to the water’s edge.
Guest View: San Benito district should record meetings
Opinion: San Benito High School Board meetings should be videotaped and posted online.
News Analysis: Resource Recovery Park is just parked
After a total expense of more than $287,000 from the Landfill-Solid Waste Fund and months of serious, but ultimately unnecessary, angst among the neighbors, San Benito County’s much ballyhooed Resource Recovery Park exists in name only.
Guest View: Rebuttal view on roads tax
I want to respond to Mark Dickson’s commentary, “Doubts on a tax idea”. The proposed half-cent sales tax recommended by the Council of San Benito County Governments for voter consideration in June is the result of a comprehensive study by staff to address existing roads that need improvement. The COG Board is comprised of: Chair Tony Boch; Vice Chair Ignacio Velazquez; and Directors Anthony Botelho, Victor Gomez and Jerry Muenzer representing the cities of Hollister, San Juan Bautista and San Benito County. The COG board unanimously supports the proposed countywide half-cent sales tax to improve and maintain existing roads in the county.
Guest View: Gavilan President Kinsella responds to critics
In 2004, the voters of the Gavilan Joint Community College District passed Measure E, providing funds to renovate and expand the Gilroy campus and purchase land for future campuses at the northern and southern ends of the district. The work on the main campus was completed just this year. Land was purchased in both Coyote Valley and San Benito County for future campuses, and habitat mitigation is almost complete at both sites. Phase one of the Coyote Valley development is now under construction.
