Lighten Up About Traffic Enforcement
Dear Editor,
Dan Roth, Tiffany Beck and Dan Russo need to take a deep breath and lighten up concerning Morgan Hill’s traffic enforcement.
One of the things I love about living in this town is its Mayberryesque charm. Just like the fictional town in the Andy Griffith Show, we may have a handful of over-zealous Deputy Barney Fifes writing citations for speeding and such, but so what? Other than occasionally busting Earnest T. Bass for cooking moonshine or meth up in the hills, we really don’t have a huge crime problem, not even in the two-block metropolis we affectionately call “downtown.” Besides, wouldn’t you want Opie and his pals to get to school or to fishing hole without getting run over?
So folks, let’s just relax and maybe go down to Floyd’s Barbershop, Nail Salon and Coffee Roasting Company for a cup or maybe just sit with Sheriff Taylor on his porch while he strums his guitar and enjoy our bucolic lifestyle. Besides, if Barney and the boys get into a jam, they can always call out the big-city fellas from Mount Pilot, or as we call it, Gilroy.Â
Zenon Komarczyk, Morgan Hill
Set Realistic Learning Results at Live Oak
Dear Editor,
I had the opportunity to visit the Live Oak High School Web site the other day. On the home page were the “expected school wide learning results.” It provides seven lofty goals that I, at over 50 years of age, am still working to achieve. I think that this does a disservice to our students by setting expectations that very few can achieve by their senior year. I would offer the following as an option.
- Read and write: Read and write at a 12th-grade level.
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Mathematics: Ability to pass Algebra by 12th grade
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Raise your hand: Volunteer for the things that need to be done. Take a leadership role in any organization, group, or club that helps others.
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Play well with others: Realize that the world is a diverse place and that you have to get along with all kinds of people to get things done whether you agree with them or not.
Mike Bergkamp, Morgan Hill
Move Dog Park to Less Visible Location
Dear Editor,
The city of Morgan Hill is doing a great job targeting its diverse population through the addition of new facilities and services, and the renovation of its existing parks.
However I was surprised to read that the dog park is complete in its permanent location at Community Park. On Edmundson next to the Community Center, this very visible location used to be a nice expanse of green space. Now, the view of the park is blocked. Rather than enhancing the little bit of open space that we have, the unsightly chain link fence enclosing the dog park acts as a barrier to visitors to the park and the Community Center, as well as to people passing by on Edmundson. Instead of providing a welcoming entrance to the town’s largest park, this unsightly fence looks like a temporary barrier, making the most visible part of Community Park look like a construction site.
I suggest that the dog park be moved to a less visible location and the chain link fence be taken down.
Amy Costanza Marcotullio, Morgan Hill
