Campbell Welcomes Its Newest Residents

After nearly seven years, the residents of Cambrian 36 are home.

On May 1, the pocket neighborhood that went up against the city of San Jose and won, officially became Campbell residents.

Campbell voted to annex the pocket of land between San Jose and Campbell, along Union, Bascom and Camden avenues and McGlincey Drive in October 2012. This pocket of land was known as Cambrian 36 and is now also known as the Campbell Village Neighborhood Association.

The ribbon cutting celebration Thursday included speeches from Campbell Mayor Evan Low, Sophia Quatttlebaum, representing Assemblyman Paul Fong, Alex Shoor, representing Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager, San Jose Councilmen Pete Constant and Donald Rocha.

A plaque was presented by Michael Krisman, of the Campbell Village Neighborhood Association to the city of Campbell.

The details of the city of Campbell's resolution to annex the unincorporated pocket neighborhood include:

• Campbell will be paying a guaranteed base sum of $199,000 for five years.
• If at any point between the five year calculation point does the hotel at 1300 Camden Ave. or the gas station at 1370 Camden Ave. cease to operate or otherwise stop generating tax revenue, a revised calculation will be performed no later than the end of the fiscal year and an adjustment to the base payment will be made.
• If any new business opens up after the fact and generates more than $50,000 in tax revenue, a revision to the base payment will be made.
• Over a period of 40 years, the city of Campbell estimates it will perform at least two street maintenance to the area and will cost approximately $3.3 million. Because of this, the city will be entitled to a credit from the city of San Jose, starting in 2021 of $30,000 and increasing to $40,000 in 2031 and $50,00 in 2041.
• The process to purchase Cambrian 36 will be final in 40 years.

Related articles on Cambrian 36:

• Cambrian 36 Annexation OK'd by Campbell City Council
• Final Chapter for Campbell's Cambrian 36
• Cambrian 36 Closer to Annexation into Campbell
• A Glimmer of Hope for Cambrian 36
• Part 3: Losing Campbell
• Part 2: Losing Campbell
• Part 1: Losing Campbell

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