Writeous~Mamarazzi's Care Neuron Synapsed! (me! my husband! and countless others...) #percponds #NOTonNOBLE
worth mentioning: i have lived in 30 different neighborhoods within the bay area.. nothing has been as beautiful and special, rare and wonderful as this perc pond area.. this nature.. the wild life! the trees, plants, flowers, turtles, ducks, variety of birds, frogs... the number of families, children, teens, young adults who walk and treasure this trail.. the amount of neighbors who walk their dogs, meet, visit.. -currently it is safe, free, clean.. and the neighbors all contribute to keeping it that way.. in addition to valley water administrators/team, -neighbors will pick up trash, cover up/remove graffiti..
many, many neighbors who enjoy this area are deeply invested in, and directly contribute toward protecting it
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and as for protecting a several mile radius around any/all elementary schools! middle schools! high schools! -this should go without saying! 100 beds for homeless directly across the street from an elementary school is egregiously negligent
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My initial reaction, when I heard about the battle a couple years ago: HOW on God's good green earth could this idea even be put on the table for consideration?!? It is such an obviously horrific idea -and apparently the neighborhood citizens shot the idea down, correctly so, a few years back.. but city council members are forcing the neighbors, families, to put up the fight again! -that itself rings utterly irresponsible. No meant no, the first time, and for all time.
and i've written often about that mysterious 'care neuron' -why each one of us cares about this, but not that;
and many issues of concern have/will come my way, but this issue!
this issue -to why i care so much.. enough to take immediate and ongoing action.. why i care enough to sign petitions, write letters, gather with others to make darn sure this area remains protected
why i care so much.. why the mamabear in me feels so enormously protective of the children at Noble Elementary.. the children at the middle school just down the street; so protective of the wild life/nature of the glorious penitencia perc ponds
why i will stop at nothing and give any/all energy i have to make certain that a tiny home/homeless site with 100 beds is not placed directly across the street from an elementary school, library, and on the property of the perc ponds,
and my husband feels exactly as strongly as i do... stronger! he's lived here since 1993. and, we had one of our driveway bbq hot dog/happy hours last night, and all neighbors present feel as strongly as we do too..
how was this even put on the table for consideration? i'll say it again, no meant no the first time, and for all time.
so anyway.. they are exactly write, expect a backlash.. a very large, a very loud, a very energized and very determined backlash
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open letter (emailed) to the mayor of san jose,
Responding to the Mercury News article regarding tiny homes planned for Noble neighborhood.
As the article predicted, we are in fact, 'vehemently opposed' and will employ every effort to prevent tiny homes/homeless from being built directly across the street from an elementary school, library and sacred penitencia percolation ponds.
I have already researched three pages worth of '
services/organizations' that currently exist to help our homeless [drug addicted, mentally ill, released inmate] populations and can't quite figure out, with all those services and professionals available, why we still have an 11% increase.
San Jose is over 180 square miles, my husband and I are retired and happy to help you find more suitable locations.
We believe in compassionate relocation from our local businesses, schools, residential neighborhoods
We understand basic human needs and dignities, and believe funds are better spent where infrastructure for portable toilets, garbage pick up, shelter, food can be efficiently provided.
We still see plenty of land available near Coleman and Hedding, which makes more sense financially, and is better suited for this temporary crisis.
Quite disturbed to read in the article about 'cautioning against giving neighbors [who, by the way, are directly impacted] the opportunity to veto.
We will adamantly veto Noble street for tiny houses, but again, willing to help find more suitable locations.
Sandra Harrison Kay, literary & mixed media artist
Robert Mickanen, retired deputy Santa Clara County, 27+ years of noble service.
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