Whittier mayor focus of state conflict-of-interest probe over tree-removal plan
RESIDENTS ARE SO ANGRY – We will NOT give up! Join 6,051 people who have signed the Petition to Save Our Trees in Uptown Whittier https://chng.it/fFN5cS8yVP. And please continue to email the City Council at ccd@cityofwhittier.org in protest and to demand
that they NOT execute all of these healthy trees.
Latest letter to City Council
Whittier leaders stand by Greenleaf Promenade Plan, setting course to remove trees
Could a long-shelved Greenleaf Promenade plan save Uptown Whittier’s trees? City says likely not.
Whittier to once again revisit controversial tree-removal plan. Here’s why and when
Could Uptown Whittier’s beloved trees get a lifeline? Some leaders are considering it
Proposing a WIN/WIN Solution for the Greenleaf Promenade
A path forward with overwhelming community-wide support of the Public and Businesses – a real Pedestrian Promenade! Please read details, with illustrating pix, by touching the link to the letter below.
Please sign this petition to Save Our Trees!
Video of packed City Council chamber on April 30 with attendees wearing Save Our Trees t-shirts
Last Chance for City Council to Get This Right!
Tale of Two Cities – Pasadena keeping their ficus trees vs Beverly Hills removing ficus trees and getting sued:
Click on to see full reel!
Update on fate of trees in Uptown
Protesters rally to save more than 100 trees at risk of being cut down in Whittier
The Whittier City Council in mid-December voted to chop down 108 mature, shady trees ALL AT ONCE in the heart of Uptown, eliminating the phased-in approach to tree replacement discussed with the community for the past five years. After finding out about it, hundreds of residents, including four former Whittier City Council members, expressed vehement opposition, anger and disbelief! Although the Council has agreed to briefly pause to further “study” the issue, continuing to apply public pressure is vital. We must convince them to revert to phasing-in tree removal and replacement. Residents don’t want to lose the beautiful tree canopy that gives Whittier it’s unique charm and ambience!
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Click on the link below to see Drone footage of ALL of the beautiful, mature trees the Whittier City Council voted to chop down on three blocks of Greenleaf Ave (from Hadley St. to Wardman St) in the HEART of Uptown. Viewing this Flyover, try picturing Greenleaf Ave without these 83 evergreen trees lining the street. HORRIFIC!
Hal Jurcik, www.halphoto.com
This video reveals the City’s track record when removing the ficus tree canopy in front of Whittier College. Replacement trees are either dead, dying or struggling!
Below are excerpts from residents writing and speaking to the City Council:
“Don’t kill our City’s soul!”
“A disappointed and heartbroken local.”
“Why take out our carbon-fighting trees?!”
“Are you crazy?!”
“You’re succumbing to bleak modernization of a community that is unique due to trees.”
“Why was the phased tree replacement abandoned and replaced with a scorched earth design?”
“Urging you to abandon ‘circle the wagons’ reaction to public comments.”
“As a real estate agent, Whittier is coveted because of trees.”
All public comments can be found at this link:
https://www.cityofwhittier.org/government/whittier-transparent/public-comments-for-current-meeting/-folder-3307#docan2977_4318_4408
Residents pack Whittier City Council meeting on Jan. 23, 2024 to protest the City’s decision to cut down ALL the mature trees at once in the heart of Uptown Whittier.
Let your voice be heard! Email your thoughts to the City Council at (click on it) ccd@cityofwhittier.org
The letters below provide key background information about the City’s tree massacre Plan. They were submitted to the City Council by long-time Whittier resident Conny B. McCormack, former LA Co. Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (ret.)