By Clarence Cromwell
The family of the late John Boden won unanimous Planning Commission approval May 7 to subdivide their 14-acre Monte Sereno property into seven lots.
At the same time, neighbors won protection from heavy truck traffic.
After visiting the property April 27, the commission decided to allow heavy construction vehicles to drive on Matilija Drive only between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., the hours residents would use the road least. The narrow, winding county lane is the most convenient way to reach the property.
At an April 16 meeting, neighbors asked the City Council to restrict truck traffic, saying the narrow road has already caused numerous accidents and near-misses among residents.
The county could additionally require contractors to pay for and perform improvements to Matilija Drive in exchange for permission to build the private road that will lead from Matilija to the new houses.
No neighbors of the property commented at the May 7 council session.
This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, May 22, 1996.
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