Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 12:28 PM
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TONIGHT: Council could give final approval to 53-home project at former Grant Road farm
Original post made on Jun 30, 2009
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 12:28 PM
Comments (6)
a resident of another community
on Jun 30, 2009 at 3:13 pm
We need as many green spaces as possible, not more homes or buildings.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jun 30, 2009 at 3:28 pm
1 - We dont need a park in an area already loaded with park space
2 - Mr Packard, be careful what you wish for. Maybe the MV council should return the favor and block all entering and exiting traffic onto covington. I bet the LA residents will like this idea.
why is it OK for them to use covington but not others. Sounds fair to me.
a resident of Waverly Park
on Jun 30, 2009 at 3:40 pm
53 single family homes sounds good for the area. Thanks for moving Levin to connect with Covington too.
a resident of Waverly Park
on Jun 30, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Los Altos doesnt get it. The Waverly park residents just want to gain access onto Grant road with a right or left turn rather than the present dare devil actions to exit Levin. A quick survey would show that most residents don't turn into Covington.
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Jul 1, 2009 at 11:08 am
I'm really surprised by the Los Altos opposition to this. Perhaps Mountain View to stop allowing access to it's streets where they join with Los Altos. The Los Altos position is ludicrous.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jul 1, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Instead of McMansions, I think the city should have considered high-density and/or low-income housing for the site. It would have made a big dent in the ABAG housing mandate, and if losing the farm was unavoidable, at least it would have been for the benefit of a significantly higher number of people. It would also have been interesting to observe the reaction of those home owners who suddenly discovered that they had bought a house near a working farm - might they have preferred the farm to 3-story apartment/condo complexes with little associated parking?
On the other hand, I haven't heard anybody clamoring for Minton's to go away. Why should only certain Mountain View neighborhoods bear the brunt of the buildup of high-density housing?
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