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Too many people make for too much concrete

For all the people who, like me, have been watching in disgust as the serene open spaces in our community have been turned into piles of concrete and cut wood of mass-produced houses, I have a solution. And it starts with educating your children.

The fact of the matter is that there are too many people. I believe that this is because couples keep pushing out too many children, not realizing the impact that it has on the world. If couples keep having three or more children, the whole world will end up a pile of concrete and cut wood. And what would be so precious about a life existing in the great fake outdoors?

I think that children need to be taught about the consequences and seriousness of the overpopulation of the human race, just as they are taught about drugs, alcohol and puberty. America has been brainwashing their children for decades; why not start brainwashing them in ways that will benefit our planet, not just our species?

Susan Holtslander
Los Gatos

Neighborhoods need protection from shortcutters

The plea from Kelli O'Gorman about people using neighborhood streets as shortcuts in the July 15 issue of the Los Gatos Weekly-Times could not have come at a better time. Neighbors from Greendale Drive, Longridge Road and Hollycrest Drive were just talking about our dangerous neighborhood streets. We are all disgusted and concerned with the way motorists use our streets as shortcuts as well as racetracks.

We, too, would like to ask motorists to please slow down, stop at stop signs and yield while turning the corners. We have seen too many close calls and would hate to see someone seriously injured in our neighborhood.

We would also like to take this time to invite the Los Gatos Police Department to come and sit in any of our driveways to watch all of the motorists speed by. You can observe most traffic violators during both the morning and evening commute hours. This would also be a great opportunity to bring in revenue for the town.

It seems very odd that every neighborhood you drive through has put up its own "Slow, Children at Play" signs. Something needs to be done to make all neighborhood streets safe. If you are tired of people racing through your neighborhood, call the LGPD before it is too late. We need to work together to create neighborhoods that are safe.

Marlene Buscemi
Los Gatos

Trail repair work is tricky in winter

I have just read the article about parts of the Los Gatos Creek Trail being closed for repairs in the July 22 issue of the Los Gatos Weekly-Times.

In the '20s, Santa Cruz Avenue's intersection with Main Street was a weekend gridlock. In the '50s, the gridlock became a "townlock."

We welcomed the new freeway.

To build the freeway in the canyon, the creek was moved to a lined channel.

A winter storm washed away part of the channel lining. The lining was temporarily replaced with heavy rock. The temporary repair was not completed.

A creek trail was constructed on the easterly levee of the channel. Some users of the trail wondered how long the levee could last without maintenance.

Now channel maintenance is starting.

The town seems hurt because "it wasn't given advance warning." State contracts are not awarded in secrecy. The need for the work seems obvious.

Some users of the trail complain "they should wait until the rainy season when people aren't using it." Fixing a creek during the rainy season can become a neat trick.

Ed Steffani
Monte Sereno

Firefighters deserve thanks

I wish to thank the Los Gatos firefighters who responded to the brush fire on Highway 17 across from Vasona Park on July 8. They were there within minutes of the call and did an excellent job in extinguishing the flames and in cleaning up the area after the fire. They remained on the site until there was no longer any possibility of the fire starting up again. The residents on Frank Avenue are grateful for their efforts. Thanks to Captain Frank Lombardo and all the firemen for a good job.

An off-duty fireman was the first on the scene. He was across the way at a shopping center when he heard the call--thanks, Hugh.

Louis Costanza
Los Gatos

Lust for land is insatiable

If there was any time for the implementation of eminent domain for the common good, it is in the Lexington Basin. No, do not let the beautiful area around Lexington Reservoir be raped to benefit the immoral and brutal greed of one man or one company.

Wars have been fought over less than this--if the environmentalists are modern-day warriors, then let them fight and win this battle, no holds barred. How ironic that the beast must blame the environmentalists to rationalize its own insatiable lust.

Sandra Skolnik
Sunnyvale

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