[Vision2020] Safety Concerns

Art Deco deco at moscow.com
Sun Sep 3 16:49:39 PDT 2006 

Why can't both be done?

W.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BMW" <BMW at yuber.com>
To: <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Safety Concerns


>
>
> Hello.  As a parent I appreciate the concern that you all seem to have 
> about the safety of our children.  I am wondering however, when do we 
> start to lay some of the responsibility on the parents and not just the 
> people in town that we aren't found of?  I believe it is the parents 
> responsibilty to teacher their children where they can and cannot play and 
> to be aware of their whereabouts.  I know that solution does not fit into 
> the blaming model of the vision, but it does seem a whole lot more 
> logical.
>
> **BMW
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 03:19 PM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Safety Concerns
>
> A.  A child is LESS likely to be playing in the street when a car is 
> coming
> than to be climbing on a bunch of pipes that are sitting in an open field
> unsecured and somewhat shaky.
>
> B.  The objects are an open invitation to children to climb them and you
> know it.  How many times as a child did you go into an area that was not 
> as
> safe as it should have been just because it was there?  That's called 
> being
> a child.  Its gonna happen and did.  Thankfully, no one was hurt but THAT
> would have happened sooner or later as well.
>
> C.  As concerned citizens, don't you think it would be better to AVOID an
> accident waiting to happen then sit and watch it happen?
>
> As responsible adults dealing in an area where children are in large
> numbers, it is behooving of them to make sure things are tight and secure.
> Now, if they don't care about the city's children much less about a 
> possible
> law suite over some child getting injured, then I can see them letting it
> go.  BUT, since the site was secured and posted, it seems to me they
> recognized the potential danger and moved to remedy the situation.  For
> that, at least, they should be appreciated.
>
>
> J  :]
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
> >To: Ellen Roskovich <gussie443 at hotmail.com>, privatejf32 at hotmail.com,
> >vision2020 at moscow.com
> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Safety Concerns
> >Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 14:00:31 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Ironic isn't it? We have vehicles traveling at about 2 to 3 times the
> >speed necessary to squash and kill a child, and statistically motor
> >vehicles do injury and kill far more children every year, and yet our
> >concern is instead some inanimate objects three feet to the side of the
> >real threat. How biased we are in our way of life and thinking. It is
> >seems people always think it is the OTHER GUY that is causing the risks
> >and problems, not them.
> >
> >   Best,
> >
> >   _DJA
> >
> >Ellen Roskovich <gussie443 at hotmail.com> wrote:    Just  happened to 
> >notice
> >yesterday as I was driving down Mountain View that  the City, or someone
> >else, has put up a temporary orange fence around  the project pictured,
> >apparently in response to concerns for safety.
> >   Ellen A. Roskovich
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >---------------------------------
> >
> >From:  "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
> >To:  vision2020 at moscow.com
> >Subject:  Re: [Vision2020] Safety Concerns
> >Date:  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:16:30 -0700
> > >Here are the pics from the Hoffmann abandoned project site; the City
> > >needs to really look at this situation:
> > >
> > >http://www.tomandrodna.com/Stuff/Third_and_Mountain_View.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >J  :]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
> > >>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > >>Subject: [Vision2020] Safety Concerns
> > >>Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:12:02 -0700
> > >>
> > >>Hey, Mike Hoffmann;
> > >>
> > >>When are you going to clean up the Third Street/Mt. View site?
> > >>Since you are no longer   interested in that project, when can the
> > >>citizens expect to have what is quickly becoming a dangerous site,
> > >>cleaned up?  The children are playing on those pipes and other
> > >>things you have out there and since they are NOT secured by the
> > >>straps anymore, YOU could be facing a law suite for killing or
> > >>injuring someone.
> > >>
> > >>Just a suggestion.
> > >>
> > >>Anyone from the City willing to do something about this situation?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>J  :]
> > >>
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