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Saving Farms Not City’s SEQ Goal

Thrive!'s response to the misleading article in the Morgan Hill Times on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011:

Dear Editor,

If the City’s goal was to determine 'what the best way to preserve east Morgan Hill’s trademark idyllic aura' of greenbelt and farmlands, they would not be planning how to develop it.

If the City’s goal was to try 'to save farms' they would not be planning to encroach on them with disruptive development adding yet another burden to farming operations.

If the City’s goal was to... Read more

Habitat Conservation Plan

Thrive!'s Joint Letter to Local Partners and State & Federal Agencies

Our focus:

The Southeast Quadrant

High Speed Rail

Downtown Morgan Hill Development

Morgan Hill's Farmers' Market, open from May to December

Welcome to Thrive! Morgan Hill!

Thrive! Morgan Hill is a local group of residents who are engaged with issues that affect the quality of life in our community. Our mission is to work constructively with the wide array of Morgan Hill community interests to find solutions to some of the challenges facing our city. We favor options that balance the community, economy, and environment.

We are currently focusing on...

Downtown Morgan Hill Redevelopment

The City of Morgan Hill has relied on Redevelopment Agency (RDA) funds to help bankroll the many projects beneficial to our community. The redevelopment of our downtown is one such project. However, new laws enacted by the State eliminate redevelopment agencies as of October 1, 2011 unless the sponsoring city agrees to enter into an... Read more

Letter to Redevelopment Agency on Monterey Road Streetscape Design

High Speed Rail

There are almost new developments every day with High Speed Rail. The most recent is the updated California High Speed Rail Authority’s (CHSRA) Business Plan which includes a revised timeline and budget of this statewide project. It reveals major shifts in cost – now estimated at $98B (originally $42B) -and completion date - now 2033 (originally 2019). The CHSRA has also lowered ridership estimates claiming that their calculations are very conservative compared to other rail corridors.

Planned Development of the Southeast Quadrant

The City Council is currently planning development on some of the remaining prime farmland in our Southeast Quadrant (Tennant Ave east of the hwy 101 to Maple Ave). Development on these lands runs counter to sound growth policies and responsible fiscal management of our tax dollars.

There is plenty of vacant and underutilized land within our city limits to accommodate future growth for decades to come, according to an Industrial Land Market Study commissioned by the City Council and completed in December 2006. Development on these lands will cause unnecessary sprawl and put an additional burden on stressed city services...