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A Candidate's Journey in Our Town by John McKay - So, Did I Support the Catholic High School?

I have been asked about my position on the proposed Catholic High school at Murphy and Tennant Avenues several times so felt it deserved a written response.

 I am on the record as supporting the Catholic High school.

 In coming to this conclusion I removed the label “Catholic”…

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…