I’d like to know when they’re going to turn on the water
fountains in the parks. I take my great-grandkids to Rainbow Park
several times a week. Do they ever turn it on? If so, when?
“I’d like to know when they’re going to turn on the water fountains in the parks. I take my great-grandkids to Rainbow Park several times a week. Do they ever turn it on? If so, when?”
Red Phone: Dear Dry as a Desert, The water at Rainbow Park should be back on so you and your great-grandchildren can enjoy the park without worrying about dying of thirst.
Both of the fountains at the park were shut down during the winter to prevent frost damage, said Parks and Landscape Supervisor Bill Headley. The fountain nearest the tennis courts was turned on in April, but crews overlooked the one near the basketball courts until last week, he said.
There are about 12 fountains throughout the city that are sensitive to frost damage and have to be turned off each winter. The city has several older fountains that don’t need to be turned off during the winter. But since some of these are non-ADA (handicapped) accessible, they are scheduled to be replaced and would need to be turned off in the future, Headley said.
Light takes too long to turn
“I live on Delta Drive, and the lights on Santa Teresa Boulevard and Mantelli Drive, facing Mantelli, never have worked correctly. I’ve lived here for years and we’ve always had problems with the lights, especially if there’s a single car waiting at the light. It takes forever. If you’re on a motorcycle, it doesn’t switch to green. I could stay at the light and it just doesn’t change for me. What can be done for them to come and fix the problem?
Red Phone: Dear Stuck on Red, You should notice a more responsive turn signal now. Don Dey contacted the city’s signal maintenance company and had them take a look at the area.
“They made a number of detection changes, so hopefully the problems there won’t persist,” Dey said.
Hawk needs help
“There is a baby hawk that fell out of a tree in my side yard on Willard Court. It looks like it is maybe a month old. I was trying to find some type of animal rescue to come and get it.”
Red Phone: Dear Raptor Rescuer, The best place to call is the Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Center in Morgan Hill. WERC volunteers work with injured and sick wildlife from around the Bay Area until they are able to care for themselves again.
Often, WERC will even do surgery if needed. Their goal is not to tame the animals they receive but to return them to the wild where they were found. Contact WERC at we**@*****ca.org or at 779-WERC.
