MetroED will get county funding
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors just lately accepted a one-time grant to the Metropolitan Training District (MetroED) to ascertain two new Silicon Valley Profession Technical Training (SVCTE) applications.
With this county assist, MetroED will develop a brand new nursing science program targeted on getting ready college students to work in long-term care services, hospitals, house well being and different affected person care services. MetroED may also transfer ahead with the conversion of an current conventional automotive providers program into one targeted on electrical automobiles.
MetroED’s SVCTE program supplies profession technical schooling for 1,100 highschool college students from a half-dozen native college districts, together with the San Jose Unified College District.
Neighborhood Notes
ALMADEN>The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors just lately accepted the addition of a second left-turn lane in every route of Almaden Expressway on the intersection of Camden Avenue. Enhancements may also embrace reconfiguring current median islands; putting in new pavement striping and markings; repairing curbs, gutters and sidewalks; upgrading current curb ramps; and eradicating two timber the place the left-turn lanes will probably be added.
As well as, new visitors alerts and poles will probably be put in, which can embrace an improve of pedestrian push buttons, set up of pedestrian movement sensors and rephasing the intersection to enhance the visitors circulation.
The county Roads and Airports Division was set to start out taking bids for the undertaking on Thursday, July 21, at 2 p.m.
“This portion of Almaden Expressway has generated appreciable remark and concern in the neighborhood,” stated County Supervisor Joe Simitian, who just lately began representing Almaden Valley because of the county’s redistricting. “The earlier we sort out the issue, the higher.”