Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad
The Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad is on track to have a busy summer. Last month, the attraction at Oak Meadow Park kicked off the first of its monthly “Community Give Back Days,” sharing donations with the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Boy Scouts Council 055. On Sunday, July 17, the park will share proceeds from the event with Hope Services, a Bay Area nonprofit that provides services to residents with developmental disabilities.
On “Billy Jones Day” July 24, an event to honor the park’s founder, attendees will be able to name their price for rides on the carousel and train, donating what they choose .
Oak Meadow Park, located at 233 Blossom Hill Road, is open 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Overcrossing workshop
The Town of Los Gatos hosted a community workshop in late June to discuss the Highway 17 Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing Project. The meeting included virtual simulations of the potential bridges, which are now available online for all residents to view. To see the videos and photos, visit https://www.losgatosca.gov/Hwy17BPOC
In September, town officials plan to conduct an online poll for residents to weigh in on the proposed designs.
Roadwork ahead
The town’s annual Street Repair and Resurfacing Project kicked off this week. The roadwork will begin on residential streets, with crews repairing pavement and asphalt. Cracks in the pavement along large roads, including East Main Street, will be repaired later this month.
MetroED gets county funding
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently approved a one-time grant to the Metropolitan Education District (MetroED) to establish two new Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE) programs.
With this county support, MetroED will develop a new nursing science program focused on preparing students to work in long-term care facilities, hospitals, home health and other patient care facilities. MetroED will also move forward with the conversion of an existing traditional automotive services program into one focused on electric vehicles.
MetroED’s SVCTE program provides career technical education for 1,100 high school students from a half-dozen local school districts, including the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District.
Katherine Tseng, a member of both the MetroED Governing Board and the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District board, said in a statement that the funding “will make a real difference in the lives of so many students throughout our county.”
Source: www.mercurynews.com