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# Letter: Finding a middle ground on bird houses in the trees
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/081206-story-20060812-4/
- Published: 2006-08-12T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:10:02.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

✆ I do think the bird houses should be removed from the trees, because they can cause damage to the trees. But, I think citizens of the community such as Valerie’s efforts need to be agreed upon in a way that she’s bringing a solution to a really serious problem, so we should find something in the middle that should work. One particular suggestion I have is just to put the doggie things on a pole and you can just basically stick those poles in the grass, so it’s not going to do any damage to the trees. But you have to admire people like Valerie who take the time and money to solve community problems.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 12, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)