Thank you to the San Mateo Daily Journal reporter, Curtis Driscoll, for his article “Controversy over privet trees in San Mateo. Plans for removal sparks Woodlake residents’ fight to keep them on property” (Aug. 7 edition of the Daily Journal). Thank you to the Woodlake residents who banded together to form the Woodlake Neighbors Group and worked to save the trees and right a wrong. Most importantly, thank you to the San Mateo Parks and Recreation director, Joanne Magrini, managing arborist, Mathew Fried, and the San Mateo Parks and Recreation Commission for saving all the privet trees. Special thanks also to the commission for urging Woodlake’s board to be more transparent in their governance in the future.
We don’t often thank those who serve the community in government and on boards and commissions. Know you are appreciated. I am also very proud of the Woodlake residents and owners who have come together to work for the health and welfare of the community. It proves that people can make a difference with the help of responsive and responsible representatives.
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