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Plans To Expand Whaley Parking Lot Move To Council
Plans to expand the parking lot at Whaley Park and add 51 spaces — for use both by park visitors and members of the Los Altos YMCA — got approval from the Parks and Recreation Commission last week. The plans will go to the City Council in the coming weeks for a vote. The process started a couple of years ago when the Los Altos YMCA was looking to add parking so it could expand its buildings, said Fourth District Councilman Patrick O’Donnell. With the park (heavily used by youth soccer and baseball teams), the YMCA and the Los Altos United Church of Christ, there was a need for more parking in the area, O’Donnell said. “At different times, each of those facilities is very busy and this will help with the traffic and parking in that area,” O’Donnell said. “This is a busy park with just too few parking spaces.” Continue reading Grunion Gazette.