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I was driving around Wellington the other day and I couldn't help notice the state of disrepair into which our medians and canals have fallen.

It seems the canals are getting clogged and look terrible. Just drive along Paddock between Big Blue and Greenview Shores and look at the canals. It looks like you can almost walk across the canal due to all the junk vegetation in the canal. That's not the only place.

Look at any of them. They are all starting to look like nature is taking back Wellington. Where is the Public Works Department and what are they doing about it?

Nothing, apparently. This was never the case before. Maybe we should call the Council on it, but I can already hear the excuse ... budget cuts won't allow us to clean them up.

It will cost less to clean them up now rather than waiting a few months, or years.

And the medians. What is going on here? I understand the one on Greenview Shores heading toward the high school. After all there is road widening going on. But what about the others?

Grass is getting higher. Landscaping needs trimmed. Replantings need to done. Yeah, the major roads, Forest Hill and Wellington Trace are ok but look at some of the others.

Barren in places. Dead trees. Landscaping looking like it's on the last legs of survival. Embarrassing for such a great community.

If you're on Paddock, be careful of that new round about and speed bump. I know the traffic needs to be slowed down here, but did you really have to camouflage that speed bump so well?

I was at the stop sign and watched people go over that speed bump. I swear their heads hit the roof of their cars. It looks like there are two levels and the way they have the road painted, you can't tell there are two levels.

I can't wait to see what changes are going to have to be made to fix this one!

Enough complaining for today. I trust each of you will have a Happy Thanksgiving.