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Mountain View OKs temporary closure of 13 downtown parking spots
More than a dozen public parking spots in downtown Mountain View are slated to be temporarily unavailable to make way for a construction project on Castro Street. The City Council unanimously approved the closure of 13 parking spots in Lot 2 at its May 12 meeting. The item was part of the council’s consent agenda,... The post Mountain View OKs temporary closure of 13 downtown parking spots appeared first on San José Spotlight .

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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, Mountain View OKs temporary closure of 13 downtown parking spots, More than a dozen public parking spots in downtown Mountain View are slated to be temporarily unavailable to make way for a construction project on Castro Street. The City Council unanimously approved the closure of 13 parking spots in Lot 2 at its May 12 meeting. The item was part of the council’s consent agenda,… The post Mountain View OKs temporary closure of 13 downtown parking spots appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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