Go back to old tree policy
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In regard to the “Westlake Plaza Lumber Yard,” why has this catastrophe occurred in our beautiful city? Why have our elected officials, especially Jacqui Irwin, Andy Fox and Joel Price, let us down?
Where is their political courage to stand up to a developer? Will they have the fortitude to stand up to Regency now?
If it’s too late to save the remaining trees, it’s not too late to return to the old policy. It worked for a long time, so let it be returned now.
Some of the Westlake Plaza trees were just too big to slaughter. This is a disaster, and it’s about time the city realized they needed to have taken more precautions.
Which developer will be the next one to come forward and do the same thing? How many trees will be destroyed then?
The large eucalyptus should be preserved too; there is just no question about it. We were in Palos Verdes last week and the eucalyptus there are beautiful. And they sure are a lot older and have been kept for a long, long, long time.
The city needs to strengthen its tree policy, not weaken it. So, Jacqui, Joel and Andy, let’s see you show some true backbone and bring back the original policy.
We need to swell the numbers and storm the gates at the City Council meeting at 6 p.m. Tues., May 13. Sally and Ken Hibbitts Westlake Village
Protect our natural resources
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In hopes of changing the way oaks and other landmark trees in the community are managed, I will be attending the May 13 City Council meeting and would like to urge every citizen to do the same.
As a lifetime resident, I support changing the current laws regarding landmark trees because what happened recently in Westlake contradicts everything I was told as a child while attending school in Thousand Oaks.
I remember clearly park rangers and other individuals speaking at school assemblies and summer camps I attended, where it was made very clear that we must protect the precious natural resources that surround us here in the Conejo Valley.
It’s too late for the trees that have already been cut down. However, we as a community have a chance to prevent such a thing from happening again.
I also would ask that the city officially on record explain to the residents the steps it takes in order to determine which landmark trees are sick or in need of removal. Clint Matkovich Thousand Oaks
Oaks make city what it is
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I moved from Northridge into Thousand Oaks in 1979, and at first thought, “Why did I do this?” Less than a week later, I said, “Why didn’t I do this sooner?”
I fell in love with the ambience and the feel of a small community that is conveniently close to so many other communities.
After eight years I had the good fortune to move into the T.O. portion of Westlake Village in a house surrounded by four majestic oak trees with four others nearby and lived there for 14 wonderful years.
It was a dream come true to be surrounded by them and the ones around the house. I named them Robert, James, Diane (the smallest one and dainty looking) and Arthur (the towering, massive one).
They all dropped leaves and twigs that frequently filled two or more bins weekly.
I even sprouted a few acorns, which I gave away to friends.
Unfortunately, I’ve since moved back into the Valley, but luckily have family and friends in the Thousand Oaks area, so I return to visit often.
Recently, I was completely shocked to see huge logs in the parking lot at the center that I frequented when I lived here.
The huge logs were of felled oak trees.
I know that the sycamores are only a few decades old, but the oaks?
The oaks have lived and thrived here for many more decades in health and vigor, but all of a sudden Regency Centers decided to remodel and their paid experts have found that the oaks are now sick and decayed and must be removed to make room for additional buildings and parking.
How convenient is that?
Is Thousand Oaks now “Lesser Oaks” since it is several cards short of a deck? The City Council must be asleep on their watch, and the fox is guarding the chicken coop. Manny Cuizon Los Angeles
School board not doing its job
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I’ve attended the last four CVUSD school board meetings and believe you’re missing out on reporting different aspects of an important story.
As a parent with two daughters in the district, I believe there’s a politically based coverup going on at Westlake High School by the administration with respect to the sexual harassment incident involving the Conti’s daughter and the unfair suspension of Dominic Conti.
The Conti’s 14- year- old daughter reported the harassment to a teacher. The teacher failed to take action. The principal, Mr. Lipari, did not take any action on the teacher.
A further incident happened, and Dominic is being used as a scapegoat to distract from the teacher’s inaction (as a mandatory reporter) and Mr. Lipari’s inaction as a principal.
The board members did not do a full investigation, and now in a public format—their meeting— are blatantly accusing the victim of being at fault. Please watch the board meetings; they are posted on YouTube.
This is outrageous behavior from our elected officials. In one school board meeting, trustee Betsy Connelly stated that “there wasn’t a widespread problem,” which is difficult to believe because there are public records about sexual harassment in Hawaii with the football team involved, the Conti family issue and most recently the girls’ junior varsity softball coach being arrested for having sex with a minor.
In speaking with freshman girls at Westlake High, there is a problem; they are just too afraid to come forward.
The school board has taken the easy way out, denied appeals and has bumped this issue up to the State Board of Education, and the most criminal portion is their total inaction to figure out what is going on at the high school.
The CVSUD board is not doing their job and we need to have an independent third-party investigate. Karen Kennedy Thousand Oaks
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