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A Candidates Journey in Our Town by John McKay - The Whole Enchilada on the Residential Construction Boom

A Candidates Journey in Our Town by John McKay - The Whole Enchilada on the Residential Construction Boom

Residential growth has been a major concern of Morgan Hill residents many times over the years. As a result we are one of the only cities in California that put in place a residential development control system.

 So how come we have an issue with what we see as runaway residential development over the last few years? Shouldn’t our growth control system curb all this?

 The Explanation:

The Great Recession put a backlog of approximately 1,800 allocated residential units on the books which have exploded into construction since 2014…

A Candidate's Journey in Our Town by John McKay - Have you seen my little friend?

We’ve been living in Jackson Oaks about five years now. Kind of gotten to know some our neighbors but like so many we’re busy so it’s mostly just a friendly wave and at most a short chat. Maybe someday that’ll change.

 However we have one neighbor that we’ve gotten to know pretty well over the years, I call him Arthur because he is a dashing fellow.

 He’s a true native Californian. With big beautiful brown eyes and thick shiny hair he could be a model. His jaunty gate and

A Candidate's Journey in Our Town by John McKay - It's Not Always a Level Playing Field

So what just happened that made me spill my milk? The Morgan Hill Times has published a couple of articles where I don’t think all parties were treated equally, neither the issues nor the people involved which includes all candidates and sitting councilmembers too. Not quite a drive by shooting, kind of closer to a Vespa rider with a whiffle ball bat whacking you up side the head, looks harmless but still hurts.

A Candidate's Journey in Our Town by John McKay - A Level Playing Field?

As a candidate I’m finding out you want every opportunity to shine, prove that you understand the issues, and are prepared to make the decisions that are best for the community. The variables you control in doing this are your message, how often you get in front of the public with events/walking door to door/social media, your visibility in signage/ads/website, and how much money you earn to do all that.

A Candidate’s Journey in Our Town by John McKay - I did It!

A few weeks ago I stepped out of the relative obscurity of being a fairly private Morgan Hillan that was somewhat involved in local volunteer work. Any visibility I had was directed back toward the community as it was the focus, not me. I have since stepped out into what could be the fracas of local politics where the focus is on the person and not the community, or should I say the focus is on the community right through a person.

 
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John McKay Morgan Hill City Council – District D

Phone: 408.706.4730
Email: mckaymhcouncil@gmail.com