Old Fire House could be saved for local veterans groups
We (American Legion, Post 809 of San Jose) recommend you to look more into future possibilities for the old Fire House. We are aware that it was built in 1926, so it could be declared a historical landmark. We are aware that repairs need to be done—that is nothing new. But the important thing is to think about the people of Los Gatos.
The American Legion was established in 1919, and our pillars of service are: the veterans, veteran’s families, military service members, military service members’ families, the youth and community. American Legion Post 99 does a lot for the Town of Los Gatos and many other surrounding towns and cities. They do not expect anything in return, not a pay check or recognition. Why? Because, when we serve, we serve from the heart of the community, the heart of the legion. We serve from our hearts.
Do not make the mistakes other cities are making by selling off the Town’s property to some rich company to come in and build their projects. For, like most cities, the more of the Town’s property you allow to be destroyed, the more you allow the culture, the history, the identity of the city to fade away and be forgotten.
Therefore, we respectfully ask you as the Town Council—not the Town Manager, but the Council, the representatives, the elected leadership of Los Gatos—to come together in having the Fire House become a historical landmark. You should allow the organization that shares the same intent as you to serve the community of Los Gatos and to safely meet in the Fire House.
Clifford R. Rodriguez
American Legion, Post 809
Reader pleased with police cooperation for arrest
The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, along with the Healdsburg Police Department, deserves a special thanks from us Los Gatos residents for prioritizing our public safety—through a collaborative effort to remove a dangerous suspect who had escaped from Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and a California Highway Patrol helicopter.
They relayed information he was hiding out in our community and were coming in to apprehend the suspect while our LGMSPD helped secure a perimeter. Personally, I am thankful the enforcement agencies can/will work together to make our community safer, despite recent ideology that would restrict such cooperation.
Craig Steen
—via email
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