http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org Connecting Santa Clara County Communities Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:48:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings, There is great news to report on the Three Creeks Trail. We wanted to let you know that the Board of Supervisors will consider allocating $2 million dollars from our Parks Charter Fund for the acquisition of the western alignment of the Three Creeks Trail during our meeting on September 14th. ... http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=432 At the July 22 Meeting, Save Our Trails members spoke to the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority, supporting the development of the Three Creeks Trail. Open Space Authority Draft Minutes, July 22 Meeting (PDF 80kB). On July 26th the Acquisition Committee voted unanimously to recommend to the full Board that the ... http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=417 Save Our Trails has been mentioned in an article in the Mercury News this week (August 7th, 2010) San Jose: Group seeks support for trail http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=413 The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is accepting public comments on the draft Removal Action workplan (RAW), which proposes the clean up of soil contaminated with metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons for the Three Creeks Trail between Minnesota Avenue and Lonus Street. The Department proposes that all ... http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=404 The trails grant requests are in front of the San Jose City council. The attached document lists 3 items on the consent calendar for San Jose City Council in Feb 2010 relating to grant requests for trail improvements. Consent calendar items (MS Word 24kb) http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=373 Please review the by-laws and let us know what you think by posting a comment. Save Our Trails By-Laws 51kb MS Word document. Save Our Trails By-Laws 115kb PDF document. http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=362 Save Our Trails meeting on Saturday January 16, 2010, 10am - noon on Saturday January 23, 2010, 10am - noon Membership Meeting Willow Glen Baptist Church 1292 Minnesota Ave., San Jose, CA 95125 map View Larger Map http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=358 Save Our Trails meeting on Saturday December 19, 2009, 10am - noon Membership Meeting Willow Glen Baptist Church 1292 Minnesota Ave., San Jose, CA 95125 map View Larger Map http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=336 Please attend the San Jose City Council Meeting for consideration of the Greenprint on Tuesday December 8th in the afternoon. The next opportunity to advocate for trails before the city council may not come again for more than a year, when the City Council considers the General Plan in the Summer ... http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=332 We're getting ready to apply for non-profit status. The first step is to write a set of bylaws. Please review the bylaws and leave comments below or contact the bylaws committee. --->Save Our Trails Bylaws Revision 8 http://www.saveourtrails-scc.org/?p=324