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Downtown luxury hotel still sought after: Los Altos city manager assigned to form plan.
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Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA)
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September 27, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Palo Alto Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Melanie Carroll
Sep. 27--Amid several calls for a luxury hotel, the Los Altos City Council tasked its new city manager this week with figuring out the best use for city-owned land in downtown. The city's adjacent properties at First and Main streets were previously slated to become an 85-room boutique hotel costing about $450 a night. That plan, first hatched in 2001, fizzled in August after a development agreement expired, leaving the city to decide the fate of its real estate holdings. The council voted 4-1 Tuesday to turn the matter over to Doug Schmitz, the new city manager who arrived in Los Altos this month. Outgoing Mayor Curtis Cole cast the ...
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