TREES IN THE POND AT SHANTOK

RECENTLY WHILE WALKING ON THW WALK AT SHANTOK, I NOTICED TWO TREES THAT HAD FALLEN DOWN IN SHANTOK POND.

I NOTIFIED ONE OF THE TRIBAL COUNCILORS ABOUT IT. HE SAID HE WOULD DO WHAT HE COULD. TWO WEEKS WENT BY AND THE TREES WERE STILL THERE. SO I APROACHED THE COUNCILOR AGAIN HE SAID HE WOULD AGAIN SEE WHAT HE COULD DO. TWO WEEKS LATER I APROACHED HIM ABOUT IT AGAIN. HE SAID PUBLIC WORKS SAID THEY COULD NOT GET BIG ENOUGH MACHINARY NEEDED TO DO THE JOB DOWN THERE. HE AND I BOTH THOUGHT THAT A PERSON STANDING IN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SIX INCHES AND A FOOT OF WATER, COULD STAND IN THE WATER AND USE A CHAIN SAW TO CUT THE TREES UP.

IF PUBLIC WORKS CAN NOT DO IT, AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY, THEN WHY NOT CONTRACT IT OUT AND HAVE A LANDSCAPE COMPANY DO IT?

I MENTIONED ABOUT THE TREES TO OTHER TRIBAL MEMBERS AND THEY THINK THEY HAVE BEEN DOWN FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG BUT IT HAS BEEN SOME TIME.

WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY, INTO THE MILLIONS TO ENLARGE THE POND . MONEY TO PUT A LINER AND SAND IN THE POND. MONEY TO BUILD A DAMN, WATERFALL, BRIDGES AND A WALKWAY FOR THE TRIBE AND THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY SHANTOK.

SO WHY CAN NOT THE TRIBAL COUNCIL GET TWO TREES OUT OF THE POND?

EDITORIAL NOTE: THE SAME TRIBAL COUNCILOR THAT I ASKED ABOUT THE TREES WAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE RUTS IN THE WALKWAY AT SHANTOK WHICH HE DID A GOOD JOB AND GOT FIXED.