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The world has gone crazy. El Monte is a poor town, 37% have an average income of under $25,000, is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars--begged, borrowed and taken from taxpayers--on the planting of trees--not on health care, education, welfare, public safety, but trees. And they feel real good about it.
Why the trees? If you can not follow the logic, it is because there is no logic.
"Almost 70 percent El Montes surface is hardscape: impermeable roadways, sidewalks and concrete that channel contaminated runoff and cause flooding in winter storms. These unshaded areas also concentrate heat during summer months when temperatures range from 90 to 112 degrees Fahrenheit.
Thirty percent of El Montes residents lack cars, and pedestrians walk daily through asphalt belts that provide no barriers to traffic and lack aesthetic appeal to encourage recreational walking and exercise.
A 2003 study by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services revealed that over 65 percent of El Montes population is overweight or obese and 34 percent of residents feel the city is unsafe and lacks easy access to recreation resources and parks.
Children and students are really facing challenges getting to school, said Robinson. Trees were the number one component that would make them feel they have a safe route. They’re a buffer between traffic, they create shade, theyre friendly.
The lack of trees, according to the "experts" has caused obesity and a lack of public safety.
Are they nuts? Lack of trees might also cause going pre-mature graying, cancer (that is always a good one) or eating fast food. This may be the stupidest government story of the year or decade.
Do you think trees prevent obesity and protect the community?
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Why the trees? If you can not follow the logic, it is because there is no logic.
"Almost 70 percent El Montes surface is hardscape: impermeable roadways, sidewalks and concrete that channel contaminated runoff and cause flooding in winter storms. These unshaded areas also concentrate heat during summer months when temperatures range from 90 to 112 degrees Fahrenheit.
Thirty percent of El Montes residents lack cars, and pedestrians walk daily through asphalt belts that provide no barriers to traffic and lack aesthetic appeal to encourage recreational walking and exercise.
A 2003 study by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services revealed that over 65 percent of El Montes population is overweight or obese and 34 percent of residents feel the city is unsafe and lacks easy access to recreation resources and parks.
Children and students are really facing challenges getting to school, said Robinson. Trees were the number one component that would make them feel they have a safe route. They’re a buffer between traffic, they create shade, theyre friendly.
The lack of trees, according to the "experts" has caused obesity and a lack of public safety.
Are they nuts? Lack of trees might also cause going pre-mature graying, cancer (that is always a good one) or eating fast food. This may be the stupidest government story of the year or decade.
Do you think trees prevent obesity and protect the community?
More...