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Morgan Hill issues new permit for illegal golf course Despite protests from
Committee for Green Foothills, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
, and others, the City of Morgan Hill issued on April 21 yet another "temporary" use permit (TUP) for the illegal golf course
constructed near Corralitos Creek. This permit will allow the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) to continue to water and maintain their golf course despite
the fact that the course, on land that provides habitat for several endangered plants and animals, was built without permits and lacks an approved Environmental Impact Report. Once the
owners meet the conditions in the city's previous TUP, which expired in March 2004, they will also be allowed to play golf on the course even if other state and federal environmental
regulations continue to be violated. The city's decision to issue the permit, one in a string of successive permits granted to AIM officials and John Fry (owner of Fry's
Electronics), indicates continued leniency on the part of Morgan Hill. Environmentalists agree that this pattern sets a terrible precedent for enforcement of environmental regulations, and are
looking to shut down the course until environmental review and mitigation are complete. Committee for Green Foothills and the Santa Clara Valley Audubon had
For background and more information on the illegal AIM golf course, visit our |
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