Funding to assist homeless, cyclists
Assemblymember Alex Lee secured $2.5 million for the Metropolis of Milpitas within the 2022-23 state funds, which is able to assist fund Milpitas’ Homeless Prevention and Unhoused Companies and Bike Lanes Amenities Enhancement.
“As a member of the Meeting Funds Committee, I’m honored to have secured tens of millions of dollars to help my hometown of Milpitas,” Lee stated in an announcement.
The state funds contains $1.5 million to help persevering with and increasing Milpitas’ cell bathe and laundry companies for the homeless to twice per week for 3 years ($300,000), set up a Milpitas Useful resource Heart as a two-year pilot program ($500,000), and supply lease aid to susceptible Milpitas residents ($700,000).
Milpitas additionally requested $1 million to help safer bicycle visitors. The allocation will assist improve present bike lane infrastructure with inexperienced pavement and bike packing containers at intersections, buffered bike lanes and/or separated bikeways marked with bollards, posts or on-street parking.
Going batty
The Santa Clara Valley Open Area Authority is internet hosting two occasions this month that includes bats.
On July 20, 6-7 p.m., the authority is partnering with Saved By Nature and Bat Conservation Worldwide for a Zoom webinar on bat fundamentals, San Jose bats and methods to help bats within the yard.
Register at https://savedbynature.networkforgood.com/occasions/44747-the-basics-of-bats.
The Bat bonanza continues July 29 with a family-friendly nature program seeking bats on the Little Uvas Creek Protect, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Attendees will watch the sundown and see the bats emerge.
Instructions offered after registration at Eventbrite.com.