City of Mountain View and County of Santa Clara staff have been meeting regularly regarding the opportunity to convert the Crestview Hotel, located at 901 E. El Camino Real, into a residential use to meet various housing needs and priorities. The County has been leading the negotiation process with the hotel owner to acquire the site and anticipates beginning the two-step Board of Supervisors’ approval process in the September/October time frame.
A second community meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, August 19, from 6-7:30 p.m. This meeting will be led by the County with continued close coordination with the City. During the meeting, more information will be provided to attendees about the need for affordable housing including for the unsheltered, the unsheltered population already living in Mountain View, funding, tenant selection process, and other priority topics that surfaced during the first meeting. The County expects to mail out notices on Monday, August 2, to neighboring properties using a 1000’ radius.
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Join by phone: +1 669 219 2599 or +1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 938 5303 8394
For more information, please visit: https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/comdev/housing/active_projects/crestview_hotel/default.asp
Submit questions or comments before the meeting to the following email: neighborhoods@mountainview.org
Translation services will be available in Spanish and Mandarin.
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