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I am a big fan of El Roble Park. It is a great place to walk my
dog. There are five dead pine trees in the park right next to each
other. Is this the city’s problem or the school’s problem? They are
leaning over people’s houses and they are dangerous. What are their
plans?
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“I am a big fan of El Roble Park. It is a great place to walk my dog. There are five dead pine trees in the park right next to each other. Is this the city’s problem or the school’s problem? They are leaning over people’s houses and they are dangerous. What are their plans?”
Red Phone: Dear Going out on a Limb, There are indeed five dead or dying mature pine trees on the southwest property line on the El Roble Elementary School grounds, said Gilroy Parks and Landscape Supervisor Bill Headley, who inspected the area Wednesday morning.
“We have contacted the GUSD maintenance staff about the dead pine trees, and they will be addressing this matter as soon as possible,” he said.
So hope that helps, good caller.
Taking safety in your own hands
“I lived next to an empty lot for some time with weeds growing and growing and spreading continually. I got fed up and went out with my shovel and started early in spring to catch the new growth, scooping up the plants and putting all the plants in the bucket to put in the recycle bin. After two years, there were hardly any of the weed coming up, and it was easy to keep the lot clean and neat. I hope this helps.”
Red Phone: Dear Better To Give Than To Receive, With all the complaints Red Phone hears clogging its circuits, its nice to hear of someone who is not afraid to go out of the way to do something even if it not necessarily the person’s responsibility.
Do you know of someone who has gone the extra mile to help someone in need? Maybe someone who just stopped to lend a helping hand? If so, please email
ed****@ga****.com
. With all the negative news going on, we want to recognize the many good deeds that are often overlooked. We will beginning a weekly column in the near future to honor these efforts.
The grass in not greener here
“There are too many gardeners with blowers. When they use them, they blow all their trash into street and they don’t even pick it up. The city of Gilroy should ban the blowers if the gardeners can’t pick up their trash.”
Red Phone: Dear Blown Away, Hmm … Where’s our good Samaritan friend when we need him? When people blow leaves and yard waste into the street, they may eventually get picked up by sweepers, but by then the debris may have blown away into other people’s yards or down drains.
People often forget that what goes into the drains flows into lakes and rivers. Leaves especially can clog the drains and lead to flooding. South Valley Disposal offers yard waste containers that people can dispose of their waste in.
You can request one at www.southvalleydisposal.com. Or you can create your own compost pile and use it in your garden. So please be considerate and pick up your trash.
How many is too many?
“Is there a number of vehicles that can be parked at a house?”
Red Phone: Dear Revved Up, There is no limit to the number of vehicles that can be parked in front of a house, said Code Enforcement Officer Scott Barron, but they must be moved every 72 and must be in working condition.
So if an old vehicle is sitting around for a while, call the code enforcement office at 846-0264 and let the Red Phone know if you don’t hear anything.
