May 2018 Meeting & Presentation
NEXT on WEDNESDAY 16 MAY 2018, 7:00 PM
Note: This is not on our usual day, due to our political forum that was just held May 10th.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING & URBAN LIVING SERIES: This coming meeting at the Willow Glen Public Library includes a presentation by Sandra Heredia of Charities Housing Development Corporation. She will share the insights on the Page Street Development in the W. San Carlos Urban Village Planning Area nearby Willow Glen. (See our prior speakers in this series, noted below or in the News section of our website)
TRAILS UPDATE: Additionally, we will get another Trails Update from Yves Zsutty, Trails Manager of the San Jose Parks, Recreation, & Neighborhood Services (PRNS) department. He will talk about the improvements around the Coe Avenue area, as well as points in the greater trails network.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE: Finally, we will engage a discussion on the underserved areas, and with particular regards to the long proposed Fire Station #37. Neighborhood Commissioners from District 6 are invited to speak and answer questions.
Bike to School Day 2018
NATIONAL SAFE ROUTES “BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY”
IN MAY 2018 IN WILLOW GLEN
Seasonally, every year, Bike to School returns in the spring, and Walk to School returns in autumn. This national event is organized locally by Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village (Facebook) in partnership with the National Center for Safe Routes to School (Facebook), and Willow Glen Neighborhood Association – WGNA (Facebook) is a regular co-sponsor.
BIKE TO SCHOOL occurs this May 2018.
Join children & adults around the world to celebrate the benefits of walking and bicycling:
— Bringing a sense of joy and fun!
— Encouraging children’s next stage of independence
— Promoting psychological well-being and alertness
— Fostering maturity and responsibility
— Creating habits of activity, empowerment and thinking differently
— Teaching children an awareness of what’s ahead “down the road.”
#BikeToSchool #SafeRoutes #StakeholdersSGV #WillowGlen #SanJose#WGNA
April 2018 Meeting on Affordable Housing
WGNA's next Board & Membership meeting on Thursday 12 April 2018 will include CORE Builders as the guest speakers on the topic of Affordable Housing projects in our area. This is part two of our "Urban Living" presentations. Paul Ring, V.P. of Development at Core Companies, will be the presenter.
Our meeting will be hosted at 7:00 PM in the community room of the Willow Glen Public Library, located on Minnesota Avenue. It's an open house meeting, and everyone is invited to join.
One of the major projects to be discussed by the guest speaker will be the Laurel Grove Family Apartments, located adjacent to the San Jose Diridon Transit Center, a major transit hub with access to both regional and local transportation, as well as free shuttles to the downtown core. Laurel Grove is the first project in Santa Clara County to be awarded funding from the state's Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) loan and grant program, which is administered by the Strategic Growth Council and implemented by the California State Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD). Laurel Grove also received a loan from HCD's Transit Oriented Development program. This is the first housing project in San Jose to be Bay-Friendly Landscaping rated by ReScape California, a nonprofit organization that recognizes excellence in sustainable landscape design, construction and maintenance practices.
CORE Builders will also present the nearby Race Street and Tamien Station Housing projects. Race Street includes 206 units of 100% Affordable Housing in Midtown San Jose. Tamien Station Housing is a mixed Transit Oriented Development (TOD) with affordable units for seniors and veterans.
The guest may also talk about other area projects, such as the Delmas Park Apartments, Agrihood, Sparq, etc.
Established in 1989, The Core Companies is a major builder in the San Francisco Bay area. Since its inception Core has developed more than 400 single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums, as well as 2,300 apartment units all within the South Bay region. In the last decade, Core has developed 17 properties with a total development cost of approximately $500 million.
March 2018 Meeting
Next Open House Board & Membership Meeting
March 8,2018 Thursday; Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Subject: Urban Living — Market Rate Housing; Midtown & Willow Glen; comprising aprox. 1,540 units total
Presenter: Konstantin Voronin, Republic Urban Properties, Inc.
Developing projects around the Willow Glen Planning Area:
- Meridian at Midtown, condominiums, approx. 220 units
- Ohlone Towers (3), condominiums, approx. 880 units
- Del Monte Park, soccer field, and dog park
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Tamien Station Towers (2), approx. 440 Units
- A Transit Village, with daycare center
- Tamien Neighborhood Park
Presentation begins at 7:40 PM to 8:10 PM
Town Hall Meeting in Gardner Neighborhood (December 2017)
Willow Glen Neighborhood Association hosted a special Town Hall Meeting in the Gardner Neighborhood on the second Thursday, 14 December 2017 at 7:00 pm.
- The Town Hall Meeting Agenda can be found here.
- The Town Hall Meeting Notes can be found here.
NOTE: this was not our usual meeting location. Instead, this particular meeting occurred at the Gardner Academy school at 502 Illinois Avenue, San Jose 95125.