Scientists predict that in some year, some decade or some century, an epic downpour will flood most of the Los Angeles basin. The probability is only 1 in 900, but the consequences will be more devastating than any earthquake. 

And since Rossmoor sits adjacent to the mighty San Gabriel River and parts of our community are less than a dozen feet above sea level, we are more vulnerable than a lot of other places. 

And the safety of our people depends, not only in an epic flood but in many heavy rain storms, on the integrity of earthen and concrete levees that rise higher than the streets of Rossmoor. 

In its efforts to inform the community, the Rossmoor Homeowners Association is sponsoring a town hall on the San Gabriel River levee and flood control system. We are lucky to have as our featured speaker Lillian Doherty, chief of the operations division at the Los Angeles offices of the Army Corps of Engineers.  The Corps has been an essential part of the Southern California flood control system for decades.

 

 

 

Unfortunately, due to lack of reliable labor the four decade Rossmoor Recycles program that started as just a “paper drive” has ended.

There are a number of contributing factors to the program’s demise not the least of which is the huge decline in newspapers being delivered to home. Beyond that, many of the groups that used to provide the labor where using their efforts to fund their programs.

 

Boy Scouts, local baseball teams, and many clubs have all benefited over the years. With the reduction in newspaper volume and the falling price of recycled news print has made the revenue generated not worth the time invested.

The Recycling drive became a community service with the dedicated volunteers continuing to run the event. As those committed volunteers became unavailable to run the event, it became harder and harder to continue.

We do want to take this moment to thank the hundreds of volunteers who over the years have put their time and effort into the Rossmoor Recycles program. You not only helped the environment, you also helped to save and beautify the Rossmoor Parks when there was no other funding source.

Times change and so must we…..It’s been a good ride. Thank you Rossmoor.