By B. Sakura Cannestra. San José Spotlight.
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As San Jose works to distribute a sizable donation from Google, residents want to make sure the money goes to support their communities.
Part of Google's $200 million donation to San Jose was $1 million to support the Gardner Community Center, with the goal of reopening the center with more programs for residents. However, after going back and forth for about four months, the city and residents still don't agree on how that money should be spent.
The city has budgeted about $364,000 of that million to hire three full-time and two part-time employees for the community center during the first year. The city is also spending about $74,000 on maintenance costs.