Council candidates' final question: Elaine Courey

Elaine Courey, a Bonita Unified School District teacher:

QUESTION: What issue or issues do you want to emphasize that were not fully addressed during the campaign?

ANSWER: The only issue on my mind would be on the safety of our neighborhoods. Not pertaining to our police and fire, because they do an admirable job, but to the streets, sidewalks, parkways and trees. We have numerous neighborhoods with trees dating back to the early 1900's. Many trees in old Upland were donated by a wealthy land owner and our city has spent large amounts of money to have these such trees examined by specialists. Some trees have outlived their lives and are a danger to the community with large roots sticking up out of the ground, making our sidewalks uneven and our streets and curbs having to be repaired more than necessary. We need to reevaluate the need for replacing some of these trees and put in trees more environmentally friendly in order to return our neighborhoods to safe places to walk in the evening without danger of tripping, falling and getting hurt.