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E-Mail Bulletin #3 - 26 July 2002

  • Fundraising
  • Goals of Initiative
  • Outreach - Coffees
  • Media

Fundraising:

So far, over 70 people have made donations to Los Altos Hills Open Space bringing our fund up to $10,000. This is very encouraging, and we appreciate each and every donation.

If you haven't yet contributed, please consider writing a check for whatever amount you can afford. Your donation demonstrates your support for our open space issue, as well as helping us reach our goal. Contributions above $250 can be tax-deductible if you wish. The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society can accept donations on our behalf which are then tax-deductible. Instead of making your check out to LAH Open Space, for these larger donations just make your check out to Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society.

Please send your donation to: Los Altos Hills Open Space, c/o Nancy Couperus, 13680 Page Mill Road, Los Altos Hills 94022 If you are unable to contribute at this time, don't worry, there will be other ways to help our effort!

Goals of Initiative:

This is not just about Westwind Barn and Byrne Preserve. We have identified three additional open space areas and two recreational properties that need to be protected as well. The main objective of our initiative will be to protect these areas by:
  1. providing that the affected land-use designations cannot be changed without a vote of the residents, and
  2. preventing the designated properties from being disposed of without a vote of the residents
The initiative will:
  1. change the designation of Westwind Barn from Private Recreation to Public Recreation
  2. designate DeAnza (Edith) Park as Public Recreation
  3. readopt the existing Public Recreation designation for the Little League Fields
  4. readopt the existing Open Space Preserve designations for Byrne Preserve, Rhus Ridge Properties, Juan Prado Mesa Preserve and the O'Keefe Open Space
Our attorney will be advising us on the best way to accomplish these goals.

You can check our website www.lahopenspace.com to see these parcels. Click on Maps to see the locations of these open space areas and recreation properties. Under "Background" you can click on "What parcels are we talking about?" to see the individual parcel numbers.

Outreach:

Do you know of others who would be interested in being on this e-mail list? Please consider passing on their names for us to contact. In this way we will be able to reach many more residents.

Also, we are looking for someone to "chair" neighborhood informa- tional coffees. A number of people throughout the Town have offered their homes. We are seeking a coordinator for these events. Please call Nancy at 941-4808 if you might be willing to take this on.

LAH Open Space in the Media:

Los Altos Town Crier - Huey Johnson's newest editorial plus letters to the editor. These are excellent. Click on

www.losaltosonline.com/latc/arch/2002/29/Comment/4voice/4voice.html

www.losaltosonline.com/latc/arch/2002/29/Comment/3letters/3letters.html

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