The building has a lot of serious structural problems that this application will solve. Kris Wiley, who lives across the street from the site, said she looks forward to seeing the property improved. It's clean land, and I don't think bocce ball courts are going to cause any spoilage. I think some of that will be alleviated if there's a business there. Another neighbor said he thought Albanese's project was a good use of the property.
Any town can have a pool hall or a bowling alley.
This is something that's really unique. But Dorothy Shattuck, who lives a block from the site, said she thought the town should hold out for an applicant who'd find an industrial use for the property. Rolando Negrini, vice president of the Los Gatos Bocce Club, told Shattuck she could come to Oak Meadow Park on Sunday mornings to see club members play the game. Robin Tole, chairwoman of the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, told the council that the chamber's board of directors had voted to support Albanese's project. In voting to approve Albanese's project, the Town Council also agreed to rescind a condition of his application and allow him to replace the building's corrugated metal siding with wood paneling.