IN A TIME WHEN PUBLIC EDUCATION IS DESPERATE FOR NEW TAX REVENUE THE CISCO SYSTEMS CONTRIBUTION TO PROPERTY TAXES IN SAN JOSE SHOULD DELIGHT THE COMMUNITY.

THE REVERSE COMMUTE OF EMPLOYEES TAKING PRESSURE OFF OF THE NORTH BOUND MORNINGS AND SOUTH BOUND EVENINGS SHOULD MAKE COMMUTERS SMILE.

LOCAL BUSINESSES FROM RESTAURANTS TO BARBER SHOPS TO HARDWARE STORES WILL BENEFIT FROM THE NEW CAMPUS.

THE OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR MANY OF US WHO LIVE WITHIN A MILE OF THE NEW FACILITY.

TO THOSE WHO ARE OPPOSED TO THIS PLAN, I SUGGEST YOU COME DOWN HERE TO SOUTH SAN JOSE AND SEE THE "OPEN SPACE" THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS. ACRES AND ACRES OF BRUSH AND SCRUB OAK SO DRY THAT WE DARE NOT USE IT IN THE SUMMER FOR FEAR OF STARTING BRUSH FIRES. A WELL DESIGNED FACILITY WILL ADD TO RATHER THAN DETRACT FROM THE ENVIRONMENT.

Jim Smith