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Council adopts updated bench 'adopt‑an‑asset' policy with custom‑message review
Summary
The council adopted a revised adopt‑an‑asset policy guiding bench donations and plaques, allowing custom plaque messages subject to administrative review to exclude objectively obscene or threatening language; staff catalogued 264 benches and will hold unidentified plaques for reclamation.
The Los Gatos Town Council voted Feb. 3 to adopt a revised "adopt‑an‑asset" policy to regulate commemorative bench donations, plaque wording, and maintenance responsibilities.
Parks and Public Works Director Nicole Bham told the council staff catalogued every town bench and geolocated them in the town’s asset system. "There’s 264 total benches in the town," she said, and staff identified plaques for 136 benches but were unable to trace sponsors for 93 of those plaques.
Staff proposed removing unidentified plaques from benches and holding them at parks and public works so…
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