Feb 3, 2004

News Brief

City Council authorizes more money for Willow Glen Spur Trail

The San Jose City Council, at its Jan. 27 meeting, adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for $800,000 from Proposition 40 funds for the Willow Glen Spur Trail. Proposition 40 funds are guaranteed to all cities that apply and are based on a per capita distribution. These new funds include money for development of the Willow Glen Spur Trail, while the other funds have been used to purchase the land. 

Thus far, $5.1 million has been designated toward the purchase and development of the Willow Glen Spur Trail. This includes $2 million from the County Parks and Recreation Fund, $300,000 from the Santa Clara Valley Water District, $1 million from Los Gatos Creek Reach 4 and $1 million from the Open Space Authority. 

“This is a huge step forward in purchasing and developing the Willow Glen Spur Trail. The $800,000 in Prop 40 Funds brings us closer to the amount we need to purchase the property from Union Pacific,” said City Councilmember Ken Yeager after the council authorized the resolution.

For more information about the Willow Glen Spur Trail, contact Yves Zsutty from Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services at Yves.Zsutty@sanjoseca.gov or call 794-1302.