I live in Agoura Hills. After seeing an ad looking for Earth Day volunteers for Saturday, April 21, I decided to do my part and called to offer my help. I arrived at the Malibu Lagoon area in the morning and was put to work with another volunteer from Sherman Oaks. The two of us were to weed out the overgrown divider area just at the entrance of the parking lot.
About a half hour into pulling these weeds, some of which reached to the bowels of Hell, I started thinking. Why, out of all of these volunteers, is there not one citizen of Malibu helping? There were about 30 other volunteers who were employees of Sam’s Club and Wal-Mart and they came from Palmdale. These people were cleaning up the beach and surrounding areas. While my weed partner and I were digging and planting, we came upon an actual sprinkler system deep beneath the dirt which we cleaned off and made sure was now above ground. I don’t think it works, so our plants and flowers may die for lack of water. Bummer.
I was also thinking why a city with such funds would not maintain these areas I couldn’t believe the state of the entrance and surrounding areas around the lagoon. Perhaps it’s up to the State to do this, but if it were my city I’d do something about it. A few women on their morning walks passed by without so much as a “hello” and one woman did thank us for what we were doing. And not that I’m expecting thanks, I wanted to do this, but where are the Malibuites? Shame on you! While I know there are the Pierces and Anthonys and Mels who do their part for their city, where are the young Malibu residents? Buying cute little outfits for their little dogs and enjoying their Starbucks? Come on!
Anyway, I had a bone to pick and now I’m done.
Janis Reid