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Murky News' lead story today:
Mt. Umunhum: Groundbreaking for trail to summit - San Jose Mercury News
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MidPen is definitely using the opening of the summit as leverage for the upcoming bond election:
"Steve Abbors, the open space district's general manager, said it is counting on the bond measure to provide the $3 million needed to pay for repaving and adding safety features to Mt. Umunhum Road, which winds about five miles from Hicks Road to the summit."
Even though MidPen would get support from hundreds of retired veterans they specifically refuse to use any of the bond money to preserve the iconic "cube":
"The measure would not pay for restoration of the cube, a former radar tower. In 2012, the district's board of directors gave the tower a temporary stay of demolition, giving supporters five years to raise the $1.2 million needed to stabilize the building. The district also pledged about $400,000 for repairs, a project that is in the planning stages, Abbors said.
Tower supporters still need to raise another $1 million, said Sam Drake, president of the Umunhum Conservancy, a nonprofit organized to save the tower. He said he remains hopeful that larger donors will join existing supporters. The measure would also not pay for new district staff members."
(A $10k chain link fence around the base of the "cube" would suffice to protect the public from it; MidPen's directors are such fools)
If I could vote in Santa Clara County (I'm a landowner, not a resident) I would not vote for this bond. I don't mind paying higher taxes if something gets done; MidPen's track record does not warrant a $300M gamble IMO.
Mt. Umunhum: Groundbreaking for trail to summit - San Jose Mercury News
MidPen is definitely using the opening of the summit as leverage for the upcoming bond election:
"Steve Abbors, the open space district's general manager, said it is counting on the bond measure to provide the $3 million needed to pay for repaving and adding safety features to Mt. Umunhum Road, which winds about five miles from Hicks Road to the summit."
Even though MidPen would get support from hundreds of retired veterans they specifically refuse to use any of the bond money to preserve the iconic "cube":
"The measure would not pay for restoration of the cube, a former radar tower. In 2012, the district's board of directors gave the tower a temporary stay of demolition, giving supporters five years to raise the $1.2 million needed to stabilize the building. The district also pledged about $400,000 for repairs, a project that is in the planning stages, Abbors said.
Tower supporters still need to raise another $1 million, said Sam Drake, president of the Umunhum Conservancy, a nonprofit organized to save the tower. He said he remains hopeful that larger donors will join existing supporters. The measure would also not pay for new district staff members."
(A $10k chain link fence around the base of the "cube" would suffice to protect the public from it; MidPen's directors are such fools)
If I could vote in Santa Clara County (I'm a landowner, not a resident) I would not vote for this bond. I don't mind paying higher taxes if something gets done; MidPen's track record does not warrant a $300M gamble IMO.
