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From:Leslie Chow
To:City Clerk; All Council Members
Cc:Leslie Chow
Subject:EXTERNAL - Letter in strong support of the Select Contracts Gilroy Adventure Park proposal
Date:Monday, September 12, 2022 8:27:36 PM
To the City Clerk and Council Members of the City of Gilroy:
I strongly urge you to support and approve the Select Contracts proposal for an
Adventure Park in Gilroy. I’m an avid mountain biker and outdoor enthusiast who
is also female senior citizen (66 years young!) On a personal level I and my friends
would love such a facility, which would be the only such park within day-trip
distance of us here in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.
In addition to being a positive recreational resource for people of all ages, skill,
fitness and economic levels that bike, hike, and enjoy the outdoors. The park will
provide a financial benefit and positive image of our local community as well as
attract tourism and new businesses to Gilroy throughout the year.
“The inclusion of a full-scale lift accessed downhill bike park within day-trip of the
Bay area and weekend trip distance for much of the central California coastline is
totally unique and compelling as its own offering,” said Select Contracts in their
proposal. The park would be an amazing resource for local high school mountain
bike teams, mountain bike enthusiasts, new riders, hikers, and those who enjoy
emerging trends in recreation. There is not another project like this in the region.
Gilroy is a Bicycle Friendly Community, and the Adventure Park supports the 2018
Tourism in the Hecker Pass Corridor Resolution, and the 2020 Recreation
Destination Community Resolution. We are actively embracing, advancing ideas,
and projects that promote the concept of free-range people in the City of Gilroy.
Thank you for your consideration
best regards,
Leslie Chow
Aptos, CA