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Council discusses downtown demolition, stormwater work and possible sewer-line diversion through vacant building
Summary
City staff said the administration is pursuing demo funds and exploring using a downtown building corridor to reroute a failing galvanized sanitary/storm line; county land‑bank and grant options are being pursued.
City staff told the finance and legislation committee that the administration is seeking additional funding and county assistance to remove a downtown commercial building and correct a failing utility line that runs beneath it.
Why it matters: The structure discussed (identified in the meeting by staff as the Los Gatos/Los Angeles building downtown) sits over a deteriorating galvanized storm/sanitary line that staff said appears to be collapsing. That line presents a maintenance problem that the city needs to correct to address drainage and structural risk…
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