By Katherine Conrad, San Jose Mercury News,August 8, 2006 For too many years Morgan Hill residents have spent most of their shopping dollars -- a whopping $100 million annually -- outside their city limits.They had little choice. City officials tried to avoid the cookie-cutter look of big-box national retailers and focused instead on nurturing the city's downtown. Over time, city funds slowly dwindled as tax dollars found their way elsewhere.Now the South County city is coming late to the big-box party, but on its own terms. With the construction of a 650,000-square-foot shopping center across … [Read more...]
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Morgan Hill Mall to Open Next Summer; City Aims to Stem Flow of Shoppers to Gilroy
Morgan Hill Mall to Open Next Summer; City Aims to Stem Flow of Shoppers to Gilroy By Katherine Conrad, San Jose Mercury News, August 8, 2006 For too many years Morgan Hill residents have spent most of their shopping dollars -- a whopping $100 million annually -- outside their city limits. They had little choice. City officials tried to avoid the cookie-cutter look of big-box national retailers and focused instead on nurturing the city's downtown. Over time, city funds slowly dwindled as tax dollars found their way elsewhere. Now the South County city is coming late to the big-box … [Read more...]