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vol . 2, no. 8 : october 26-november 1 , 2022 : losgatan.com
‘cats clinch title p10 : actress visits lg p12 : upcoming events p15 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Drew Penner/Los Gatan
IN FIRST MEETING BACK IN PERSON, COUNCIL HEARS FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT HOUSING
Nearly 600 customers were impacted by water service outage
Members agree to delay decision on referendum
Drew Penner, Reporter
Utility officials said Monday evening they had lifted a boil water advisory for Los Gatos residents affected by a service outage to 577 customers. Fresh water flows were shut off after a digging crew struck a main around noon Thursday on the 100 block of Villa Avenue near Los Gatos High School that was set to be replaced, according to San Jose Water officials. The break happened when a piece of heavy equipment nicked the old transmission pipe, said Sharon Whaley, a utility spokesperson.
Drew Penner, Reporter
Los Gatos’ first in-person Council meeting in a year brought out a full house on Oct. 18, as members debated what to do about a referendum brought by a group concerned with an increasing pace of residential development. While there was disagreement over how to proceed— with plenty of citizens frustrated with efforts to densify the community sharing their public comments—in the end, the elected officials unanimously decided to punt a decision about the plebiscite to at least next year. The 2040 General Plan’s Land Use and Community Design elements were suspended when the Los Gatos Community Alliance gathered signatures from more than 10% of the electorate in their drive to have those chapters tossed out completely. In their place, Council has temporarily reinstated the elements from the 2020 General ➝ Council, 6
OFFICIALS LIFT BOIL WATER ADVISORY IN LOS GATOS
➝ Water, 8
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HELPING OUT Elementary students participating in Camp Clean-Up installed 25 native plants in Town Plaza Park on Oct. 19. For the full story, turn to page 14.
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