Delays unwarranted on San Fernando
How pathetic that the San Fernando Road Beautification Project will be delayed while our elected officials argue over what kind of street sign design is best (“San Fernando signs sent back for redesign,” Dec. 12).
Those of us who drive this route daily couldn’t care less about the street signs. We just want the project finished in our lifetime.
Are the open trenches and traffic cones along this stretch going to stay for the next several months? How many years has it been now?
How many years have the traffic lights at the Fairmont Avenue off-ramp of the Ventura (134) Freeway been installed but still covered in cardboard and nonfunctional? Three? Four? We have lots of questions. Now is the time for answers and action.
SCOTT BOYD
Glendale
Council must better understand strain
So when hundreds of toilets and showers are added through development in this city, how much water will the rest of us be able to use (“Dais divided over water,” Dec. 13)?
Will we be asked to shower every other day, water our lawns every other week or, heaven forbid, just pay more?
Come on. It is one way or the other. Either we have enough water or we don’t. And we don’t.
Whether we like it or not, there is a finite amount of water and places to put it after we use it in our bathrooms.
When will our developer-friendly City Council figure this out? Oh, I forgot. It is complicated.
JIM KUSSMAN
Glendale
Damage has been done on tree issue
Like all Glendale residents I am relieved that our City Council will (hopefully) discard the extreme tree ordinance and replace it with something resembling common sense (“Council seeks input on trees,” Dec. 20).
However, the seeds of mistrust and doubt have been cast, and I foresee three unintended consequences for our city.
First, homeowners and developers will be reluctant to plant trees for landscaping if they anticipate a threat of extreme enforcement.
Second, homeowners can anticipate a drop in property values if they have natural trees on their land due to fear of extreme enforcement.
Third, homeowners will postpone maintenance tasks around their homes and trees due to the uncertainty of their standing before the courts, causing their neighborhoods to become blighted by unkempt vegetation, unpainted homes and homes damaged by tree limbs.
MICHAEL E. MCGINLEY
La Crescenta
A double standard in trimming ordinance
I would not like to see the ordinance scrapped altogether (“Council seeks input on trees,” Dec. 20).
