Village Pond Park Reducks

Yesterday I gave you an update on what’s happening at Village Pond Park, although it would be more accurate to say what hasn’t happened –

• · We don’t have a quantitative analysis for how well the ordinance is working.
• · We don’t know how many fines have been given or how many postcards were distributed.
• · We don’t know whether or not there are more or less wildlife since the ordinance was passed.
• · We haven’t seen any plans for the re-model of the park.

What I can say is

• · If you pull up in a car, dozens of geese and ducks will rush you, indicating that the unlawful feeding continues unabated.
• · You can’t walk 20 feet without walking in poop.
• · There were more than 100 Canada Geese on 3 occasions when I visited the park.
• · The sidewalk around the pond is inundated with bird poop.
• · The grass has disappeared in most places and when you walk you can actually kick up the dust.

I’ve asked the City Manager to move on this issue.

PS – The pictures accompanying this article were taken in the last few days.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Jim Gardner is on the City Council for Lake Forest. You can check him out on LinkedIn and/or Facebook and you can share your thoughts about the City at Lake Forest Town Square on Facebook. His comments are not meant to reflect official City Policy.

Dr. Gardner has office hours every Tuesday from 4 pm to 6 pm at the City Hall. In addition, he holds a Town Hall meeting every quarter. The next meeting will be on Dec 12 at 2 pm at the Foothill Ranch Public Library.

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