Monday, March 30, 2009
California 'dreamin' comes to McKinnon Road.
I've just learnt why it will take THREE MONTHS to install a roundabout at the corner of Thomas St. and McKinnon Road. The answer is that 4 PALM TREES are going to adorn the roundabout!! This of course means plumbing, water systems, etc., not to mention the cost. But more importantly - why the hell plant palm trees on, or in, a roundabout, that will potentially block off views? Isn't the purpose of a roundabout to ensure safety, and traffic control that provides a full 360 degree line of sight? Will this be another disaster as evidenced by the planting of trees along Centre Rd. which now block off drivers' vision as they attempt to park, or enter the various main and side streets. I simply want to know which genuis designed these fiascos, at what cost, and how it can be argued to be either an aesthetic or a safety improvement?
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Four palm trees on a roundabout of this particular size sounds too ridiculous for words. You do realise it is April Fools Day April 1st and someone could be having a lend of you Canine! What a particularly stupid idea, not to mention the waste of money....No wonder Glen Eira Council has no surplus funds to assist a really worthwhile cause with the Neerim Road Child Minding Centre having to find a new home away from the church buildings....
You should not be surprised at what to normal people would appear 'ridiculous', but to this council, anything goes. So why not exotic palm trees?
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