Get Your Free Worms Here!

Usually whenever I blog about Milpitas it centers around how horrible the dump there smells. If housing is within about 5 miles of the dumps I feel it is my obligation to let buyers know what they can expect on warm summer days. But on the other hand, when you get further than 5 miles away you can find some excellent places for sale at more reasonable prices than the rest of the Tri-City areas.

I picked up the latest Tri-City Voice newspaper and found some activities showing that it can be a really family friendly city. For instance, the Autumn Festival this weekend is going on from today through Sunday from 5 – 10 p.m. at 279 S. Main St. There will be lots of fun activities with everything from island dancers to rides and face-painting. And of course lots of food.If you are a senior (not talking highschool here) check out the Senior Fishing Day at Ed Levin Park run by the Milpitas Rotarians.  Also, the Milpitas Community Concert Band is looking for aspiring musicians. And the City Council has just approved funding for email subscription service as a way to reach out to the community. Or, if poetry moves you go to the Peaceful Poets meetings held at the Milpitas Library Community Room at 40 N Milpitas Blvd. See — it is a downright friendly place. 

Oh yeah – one more item of interest that I can’t resist mentioning just because of my ‘Milpitas dumps’ obsession is the new Composting Classes being held at 201 S. Rengstorff Ave. This is your big chance to learn how to start a compost bin, turn the compost, and start a worm bin. And get this – the city will give you one pound of FREE redworms just for attending the workshop. Only one bucket of worms per household though. You don’t want too many of those little critters hanging out in your yard. That is unless you are a senior planning to partake in Senior Fishing Day, mentioned previously.

Here are a few of my personal choices for open houses to look at while you are attending some of the festivities this weekend:

1157 Park Heights Dr – 3/2 – 1146 sf ($470) $539,000 Sat/Sun 2:00-4:00
I do like tree-lined streets.
1175 Park Willow Ct – 3/2 – 1146 sf ($471) $540,000 Sat/Sun 1:00-4:00
Close to the foothills; on a cul-de-sac.
  183 Bixby Dr – 3/2 – 1399 sf ($418) $585,000 Sat 1:00-4:00
A big front yard in a so-so neighborhood.
1237 Moulton Dr – 3/3 – 2048 sf ($378) $775,000 Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30
Very nice looking place.
  2266 W Seacliff Dr – 4/3 – 2074 sf ($376) $779,900 Sun 1:00-4:00
Very blue house; lovely yard.
803 Kevenaire Dr – 4/2.5 – 2412 sf ($331) $799,500 Sat 1:00-4:00
I like the pool; very nice house.