email received from a web site reader
As the work on the medians on Winter Springs Boulevard is proceeding, the new grass and low plantings have improved the appearance. However, I must take issue with the over-planting of trees and shrubs in the medians.
How often have you had to inch out of your subdivision or the corner at the 711, because your visibility was blocked by the numerous trees that have been put in on the medians? You often cannot see the oncoming traffic until you are well within the intersection.
I have heard remarks such as, "Have you seen the forest on Winter Springs Blvd.?" or, "I think they overdid the trees." I am pointing this out as a safety issue.
Wouldn't you like to be the landscaper who got the contract on that job? Another question arises--will Winter Springs Boulevard be repaved when the work is completed? Consider the much-repaired potholes near the Northern Way intersection. Will the renovation be a complete job or only a partial one? That would be like redoing your home with new furniture and not replacing the old rug.
Once Winter Springs Boulevard is completed, I would recommend that the City, or our THOA, under the Architectural rules, prevail upon the owners of the properties on the lower section of the road to bring their lawns up to the standards set by us -- their neighbors. Their properties are an eyesore and detract from the appearance of the main thoroughfare. Winter Springs Boulevard is the gateway to Tuscawilla and first impressions mean a lot.
Publisher's note:
The landscaping company involved in the above email received (by this safety-concerned individual), is a paid consultant to the tuscawilla beautification advisory board. this is a somewhat questionable action -- (approved by city manager mcLemore) -- to appease khemlani and his TLBD advisory committee.
this contractual arrangement was promoted by the maneuvering of moti khemlani, of the tuscawilla homeowners association, as a member of the beautification board of the TLBD advisory Committee.
from the inception of this taxing fiasco many of the expenditures are highly not only questionable, but never established through the bidding process. This follows in the footsteps of many of the City's other projects.
mainly most of those stem from the bond issuing clique, and the park expenditure contracts. Bidding procedures in most cases were ignored.
ALL PFGG CAN SAY IS --- YOU VOTED YOURSELVES INTO THESE SITUATIONS!
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