Kino Park Trees

Elizabeth Weatherbie

OMG! WTF, CON?!

What in blazes is going on within the City of Nogales that would result in the desecration of decades old beautiful and majestic trees? It’s bad enough we see buildings like the Sainz house (Morley Avenue) get torn down because a friend of a friend of a friend decided to give someone a permit allowing them to do so, but this? Who’s brilliant idea was it to tear down the trees at Kino Park? Trees that have been there since long before I was born, and should have still been there long after my passing!

This is an outrage! It’s an eyesore! It’s just downright preposterous! Citizens of Santa Cruz County speak up! How can we allow this kind of outrageous thinking and governing to continue? This is affecting many of us citizens in a personal manner. Is this part of some grand scheme to eliminate any beautification of Nogales? Does anyone really know what’s going on? What else do we have to look forward to? Who’s idea was this?! Might as well tear down Padre Kino while they’re at it. It’s not like there is any historical value to it, right? It’s truly sickening! Looking upon the desecration of such beauty, one might think they were looking upon open graves. This is what’s left.

I grew up playing under those trees with my friends and family—as I’m sure many other citizens of this county have. I took my children to play in that park, as well. Decades and generations have graced the soil that held those roots so tightly. What’s next? How about tearing down that beautiful willow tree that gently touches the fountain in front of the City Hall? After all, the willow that used to stand so majestically once upon a time at Kino Park was incredible and beautiful, and there were no qualms in tearing that one down, either!

What kind of forewarning was given to us citizens that we could have prevented such an atrocity from happening? I don’t recall any invitation to “Save Kino Park.” Next time, how about really thinking it out before tearing up/down? Let us in on it. Let us hear the voice of reason before it becomes a voice of unreason! What’s next on the agenda for the governing board of the CON? Dare we ask?