SJ concert hall controversy: downtown or fairgrounds?(PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT)(San Jose)

California Planning & Development Report | December 1, 2004| | Copyright

A plan by Santa Clara County to build a concert theater on a portion of the county-owned fairgrounds in south San Jose has drawn the ire of the City of San Jose and the downtown merchant community.

Opponents of the county's project say a new performing arts venue belongs downtown, not in the mostly residential area where the fairgrounds is located. County officials, though, insist that the fairgrounds is an ideal location because there is ample parking and downtown is growing too crowded. The county, which, like many counties, has struggled to balance its budget ...

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