Article: San Martin, Calif., Group Calls for More Control over Encroaching Development.

Byline: Nerissa Pacio

Aug. 25--Residents of San Martin cherish their open spaces, roadside fruit stands, farm animals and quiet. That's why some want the unincorporated community to become Santa Clara County's 16th city -- to defend its agricultural countryside from encroaching developers.

"We're not looking at forming what a lot of people think of as a city with streetlights, curbs and sidewalks," said Sylvia Hamilton, president of the San Martin Neighborhood Alliance. "We're looking at shaping our own destiny -- keeping it rural."

Fed up with being what many longtime residents refer to as the county's "dumping ground," supporters of San ...

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