WHAT A MESS MOTHER NATURE HAS MADE OF FAIRVIEW PARK
We need to cut down those trees and bushes and put in some concrete and asphalt all neat and tidy.
And, look at those dirt trails. Dirt! Can you imagine? We have to straighten those out and pave them. Maybe make them wider. Put in some street lights and trash cans and restrooms.
And, all that low lying green stuff. Good grief! There are birds and insects and all sorts of things in there. We can't have that. Some nice AstroTurf will do the trick.
Folks, that's where we're headed if the City Council starts stuffing things in the park tonight.
Once you start down that trail, there's no turning back. Every person and group with some hobby or sport is going to want to stick it in Fairview Park.
That's why the CM PRESS is asking the Council to not put any more concrete or asphalt or buildings or skateboard parks or dog parks or museums or whatever in our only natural park.
Contrary to the headline above, we think Mother Nature has done an excellent job with Fairview Park. Keep it natural. Let our kids and grandkids see and experience nature in an unmanicured setting just as Mother Nature made it.
Let them see the struggle for existence that all life on the planet goes through. Let them understand that the plants that are in that park are there because they were sown by the winds and they were the ones to win those tiny plots of dirt where they stand.
Let them see the life that has adapted to live in this park on the edge of a city...and wonder.
Let them question why nature has caused this type of plant or insect or bird or lizard to be here and not some other type of plant or insect or bird or lizard.
Let them see and experience the universe in a tiny pool of water that forms naturally.
The City Council meets tonight starting at 6 pm. If you want Fairview Park to remain natural, you should be there and you should speak out.
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SEE OUR OPINION PIECE IN THE DAILY PILOT TODAY
For some more of our thoughts on this, from a political perspective, here's an opinion piece we wrote that is appearing in the Daily Pilot today.
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HERE'S A LINK TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE--YOU CAN EMAIL THE COUNCIL AND READ THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA HERE.
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Here's our permanent address that you can bookmark to come back for frequent visits:
http://cmpress.blogspot.com/
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Those are opinions. Thanks for reading them.
