The Parks at Monta Vista?
The title is misleading. It's not about parks and affordable housing. It's about multimillion-dollar business. It's real pure greed and money. Nothing to do with helping the community and school district. So will the $2 million donation to the school by the developers help Monta Vista build new facilities and hire new teachers for the new students? What can be done with that money?
OK this is about the proposed plan to demolish 175,000 square feet of industrial buildings and construct 94 single-family residential units and recreational areas on Bubb Road and Imperial (a portion of Results Way Corporate Park).
The hearing date will be on February 27, 2006 at 5PM at the Council Chamber, Community Hall, 10350 Torre Ave.
Don't say that there won't be new students enrolling at Lincoln, Kennedy and Monta Vista. The people, who are willing to buy a small house for a million dollar, are not coming just for the sake of living in Cupertino. They want to move here for the schools. If they don't have children, they can buy a big mansion somewhere else. So the argument that there's no impact on the schools is without merit.
Look at today. Monta Vista has no room for intratransfer of students for the coming 2006-2007 school year. In 5 years from now, how do we know if Monta Vista is still overcrowded unless the district gets more funding to build more classrooms?
The question is not residential vs industrial. The question is not about more parks and no parks. The question is not about more affordable housing. Those, who are pro, want to use the sensitive issue of affordable housing to hide the real issue, which is traffic and overcrowded classrooms. Taylor Woodrow Homes don't care about that. They come, make their money and go. They don't live and go to school here. For sure we want nice parks and affordable housing for teachers, librarians, firefighters, etc., but address the real issue first. There's no need to rush to keep developing when there's some available land.
At least the residents of Cupertino have some input in this issue. Look at what the city of San Jose is planning to do with the mall on De Anza Blvd and Hwy 85. The location is in Cupertino but the address is part of San Jose. So Cupertino residents have no say in the city of San Jose's plan to allow the developers to build condominiums. Again we come back to the same issue. The kids, who'll live in these condos, will go to Monta Vista. And we can't do anything about it.
I hope that the Cupertino council members will make the right choice for all residents of Cupertino.
posted by Hann @ 1:09 PM
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You are wonderful. I hope all Cupertino residents read yours.
You said it all. Yes, when did Cupertino get sold by outsider developers? I certainly hope our city Councils have your vision to stop this non-sense development.
Use of "parks" to hide real intention is an insult to all Cupertino residents. Yes, I agree with you. Hope our councils will stop them.
I am really concerned about the traffic, which will affect surrounding area, particularly Imperial Ave.(north side), Pasadena, Orange Ave. to Stevens Creek Blvd.. Who will go around to get to Post Office when there is a short-cut from MeCllelan to Stevens Creek? People will use this complex as a short-cut to reach Stevens Creek West side, and Foothill expway?
Taylor Woodrow, have you ever thought about this, and research the expected traffic? Surely, you can't do anything; it is too short interval to have a new signal on Stevens Creek Blvd, isn't it?
Imperial Ave. has never been opened up, leave as it is!!!
Council Members, would you allow an opening on Imperial, if any commercial/industrial tennant coming in instead of the Parks?
Do not disturb the neighbor.
Hope that the Cupertino council members can hear our Cupertino residents' voices and make right decisions to save our school and give us a quiet and simple life.
Fortunatly the city council did not fall for this train wreck of project.
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