THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
MAY 24, 2019
Fallen soldier’s brother keeps memory alive STILL FIGHTING
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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
MAY 24, 2019
A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance
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Nonprofit aims to boost tourism VISIT MORGAN HILL CONTRIBUTES TO AMGEN EVENT Erik Chalhoub Business Editor
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Robert Eliason
A recently formed nonprofit dedicated to making Morgan Hill a tourist destination has already agreed to support its first major event. In January, the city council created the Morgan Hill Tourism Business Improvement District, which collects 1.5 percent of revenue from hotels and other lodging businesses in the city. Revenue from the assessment, which went into effect on March 1, is then used to support major events in Morgan Hill, with the goal of increasing occupancy in the city’s hotels. The district is managed by Visit Morgan Hill, a non-profit led by a board of directors that includes hotel, government and business representatives. The board approved a financial contribution to the 2018 and 2019 Amgen Tour of California, which
UP, UP AND AWAY Vik and Anish Patel enjoy a tethered hot-air balloon ride at the San Martin Airport Wings of History Museum’s annual Aviation Day May 18.
Wings of History Wings of History Air Museum at the San Martin Airport hosted its 2019 Aviation Day on May 18 at the museum, 12777 Murphy Ave. Admission was free, and the crowds were treated to festivities for the entire family, including
a chance to get up close to antique and vintage aircraft and airplane models; look under the hood of vintage cars, motorcycles and tractors; and soar in a tethered hot air balloon, as did Vik and Anish Patel, above.
Voters to decide on two hotels MADRONE PARK MEASURE WILL APPEAR ON THE MARCH 3 BALLOT Jaqueline McCool Reporter
Local voters will get to decide if a developer can build two hotels in the Madrone Business Park in north Morgan Hill. The city council, which gave its approval
for the hotels months ago, has scheduled a ballot measure on the issue for the March 3, 2020 election. This decision comes after a months-long battle between the city, existing hotel owners and the project developer. After collecting 3,176 valid signatures, local hoteliers submitted a petition for the ballot measure.
The petition was subsequently certified by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, and on May 15 the city council unanimously voted to schedule the ballot measure for the primary election in 2020. The election will cost the city just over $94,000, according to city staff. The council could have voted to repeal the
ordinance it adopted earlier this year allowing the hotels, but council members have been steadfast proponents of the project. The council initially approved a zoning amendment Feb. 6 that would allow the hotels to be built in the Madrone Business Park. But several hotel owners quickly mobilized to oppose the project and
begin the signature-gathering process, yielding a certified petition signed by at least 10 percent of the city's registered voters. Madrone Village sits on Cochrane Road, and the second phase of development for the project is 4.4 acres at the intersection of Madrone Parkway and ➝Referendum, 12
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