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Copy of Letter to Public City Officials Regarding Litter Problem

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  Jessica Pita   < jlpita44@gmail.com > 11:49 AM (37 minutes ago) to  karen.maynard ,  robert.lush ,  dave.bell ,  Patrick ,  Geoff ,  Erin To Whom It May Concern,     But wait, it concerns all of us, so this email is to  all of us,  all of our city, to any and everyone that will listen, and look .           What is it: Litter.      Why is it a problem: It's immoral to disrespect our mother, our planet, by using any and all of her grounds as  a dump . It's wrong, and should be punishable to the fullest extent of the law.      Who's the culprit: the litterbugs.      Why aren't we using surveillance cameras to capture these despicable beings, and then follow up with a hefty ticket in the mail?? -They can pay the ticket, or go pick a 1 mile radius where they were  caught littering. - Caught littering? -Is that possible? -With all o...

My (polite, respectful) Letter to Mayor Fischer, regarding Louisville's Loss of Tree Canopy

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Hello Mayor Fischer,     I commend you on your efforts to maintain and increase Louisville's diminishing tree canopy.          Over the past two weeks I've witnessed 3 old growth trees being cut down, two in my mother's neighborhood of Schnitzelburg and one on my own street, Sherry Rd, not far from U of L. We need trees to live, literally.     I need not inform you of their monetary, health, and aesthetic value, for you are well-informed on these issues, in great part thanks to the commissions you've tasked with surveying the value of our city's tree canopy over the past few years.       Disturbing information from the tree company workers on my street:        "To be in compliance with the city's wheel-chair-access-on-sidewalks laws." was t he reason this huge, beautiful tree on my street was cut down.     A tree that took more than 100 years to grow to its impressive, aboundi...