The principal of the school asked the authorities to continue with the necessary maintenance work.
Branch debris being removed by students of the Irene Robledo school. Photo: Fredi Díaz.
Sofia Medeles.- After two branches fell because of the lack of maintenance on dry trees, workers of the Ajijic delegation finally pruned the trees, as they posed a risk to students and staff of the Francisco Márquez/Irene Robledo school.
The fallen branch from one of the trees on January 3 was the second incident of this type. The principal of the afternoon shift, Fredi Díaz, commented that for approximately four years he has been requesting the help of several municipal authorities to prune the trees that could represent a risk, without any response.
«This last time the branch fell, in the same area, I did not even bother contacting the Civil Protection, or any other authority, since they previously did not give us support to remove it. It was better to ask for help from the parents and some students, and we did what we could,» said Díaz.
The person in charge of the office, Maximiliano Macías Arceo, together with the delegation staff, decided to take action and prune the dry tree that caused the incident, as well as some others that presented a risk.
«The danger from this tree has been removed, but we will continue to prune the others. We have also received reports of a dry guava tree, several ficus trees that need maintenance, as well as pruning of the large trees, which can represent a great risk. In the next few weeks we will continue with this work,» said Macías Arceo.
For his part, the principal of the elementary school commented that he hopes that they really will continue with the work, since there are strong winds in the area that can affect the dry or older trees, causing accidents.
A similar accident occurred on August 19, 2021, when a eucalyptus tree, which was dry, fell into the facilities from outside the property, causing damage to the cyclone mesh.
This fact was ignored by the authorities at the time. Civil Protection, Fire Department and Parks and Gardens were contacted to ask for help, but no response was received from any of them.
After the event, at least two official letters were sent to the delegation to request help, and it was not until recently that they were given any attention.
Translated by Colleen Beery
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