Posted on 12/20/2017 8:16:16 PM PST by Morgana
Racist trees will not be tolerated by the bureauweenies running Palm Springs, California, who righteously proclaim that as soon as they find the money to do it, they will remove a row of tamarisk trees that serve as a barrier between the Tahquitz Creek Golf Course and a historically black neighborhood:
Many longtime residents of the neighborhood previously told the (Palm Springs, Calif.) Desert Sun they believed the trees were planted for racist reasons in the 1960s, and remained a lasting remnant of the history of segregation in the city.
Removing the racist trees will cost at least $169,000.
But don’t the residents also benefit from the barrier? They don’t want golf balls flying through their windows, do they?
Never mind; the angry blacks have thought of that:
Residents, led by real estate agent Trae Daniel, who moved into the neighborhood 14 years ago, have made four demands of the city. They include: removing the trees; building a 6-foot privacy wall for residents who want it; installing netting or something similar to prevent errant golf balls from flying into residents’ yards; and planting new trees similar to those seen along other parts of the course.
Looks like this is going to cost taxpayers more than $169,000. But it will be worth every penny to combat the microaggressive menace posed by racist trees.
C’mon man! By my reckoning, this was a result of some kind of contentious property dispute, which took on the tinge of race.
My conjecture is that the “Crossley Tract” was seen to be an aggressive move against the golf course location, precisely by buying right up to the perimeter, and the golf course, under these contentious circumstances, created the Tamarisk barrier to isolate itself from ( ahem ) interactions with the adjacent properties, and anybody who plays golf knows what I mean.
Also, I don’t see anything wrong with Lawrence St. in Google Maps. OK, a little scruffy, but it’s true I’ve never been picky.
Tamarisk trees AKA Salt cedars. they suck up the last bit of moisture in the soil and are extremely hard to kill as their roots go extremely deep. A problem tree through out the Southwest.
That’s where I started, Google Earth. Loved it, still do. But Google itself has been pushing us into Google Maps, which has 3D, Street View, and many attractive features, and I have allowed myself to be pushed.
I went back to Google Earth recently, in my investigation of the Tsingy formations ( featured in Science Channel’s “WHAT ON EARTH?” ) in Madagascar, and maybe it helped, but I couldn’t really pinpoint anything superior to Google Maps.
Well, the news featured a white resident, and in fact one such is visible in Google Street View. Could be the same guy! There’s less than 20 houses on that side of the street.
OK, I get it. Good one!
And what is the netting made of? String. Like little ropes. A row of new trees and a whole bunch of little ropes everywhere. Are they thinking this through?
After trees, it will be railroad tracks...
Aren’t nets more like a bunch of little nooses?
That too!
Straight up lynching! No doubt someone will claim that.
Apologize for posting twice...
Don’t these residents know that
they should be careful what they
wish for?
Property taxes are typically higher
for properties bordering golf courses.
If they could afford a bordering
golf course piece of property they
wouldn’t be where they are now.
The trees are there to prevent white balls from entering a black neighborhood.
Plus, if you plant one or let one grow within it seems like 100 yards of a sewer like you have a lifetime occupation.
Railroad tracks segregated many communities, everyone’s heard of the wrong side of the tracks. RACISM!!!
Ban trains
Depending on the date of the overhead imagery, some of the back yards look like Sanford & Sons junkyard. Not a pleasant sight if you are on a golf course.
#1 They will blame the racist white golf balls
I only see some kind of bin in the northwest corner of the lot, adjacent to the “gigantic hedge”. Don’t forget that this “hedge” has been there for decades!
There are one or two other examples of potential “eyesores” along the line. but really nothing much!
Well, the city has agreed to remove this hedge and replace it with more civilized looking trees, at great expense. Let’s hope everybody will be happy.
Two or three of the lots are covered in junk
Just scheduled a tee time at the Tahquitz Creek golf course. $59 and it includes breakfast, cart, lunch, and two drinks.
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