The Opposite of Green
by Lisa De Paul-Snyder

Here is another example of the city administration touting one theme, "BE A GREEN MACHINE..." while spending lots of money doing the opposite.

Lower Curtis Park, an open-space wildlife habitat, is again being used as a dump. Aside from the direct harm being done to the area, what about the air and noise pollution generated by hauling and depositing hundreds of truckloads of dirt and debris? How much fossil fuel is being burned in this wasteful endeavor?

The city maintains that the dumping is due to the Crown Valley Parkway widening, which is being done to allow more pollution-spewing vehicles to chug through Mission Viejo on their way to newer, nicer, cleaner neighborhoods. How very GREEN!

Editor’s Note: We have an overall view of Lower Curtis Park here and a view of the huge dirt piles that are being dumped here.