Latest letters from Sentinel readers cover a wide range of local topics, including wild turkeys in Citrus Heights, unusual street names, repaving priorities and a question about cops.
Citrus Heights should be known for its turkeys
[RE: LETTERS: Leave the wild turkeys alone; Dec. 1st] Please leave the turkeys alone. They are a great asset to our community. Like Fair Oaks is known for the chickens, I wish Citrus Heights would be known for the turkeys. They may leave droppings and sometimes they may seem assertive, but the poop isn’t permanent and not so bad that you’re always stepping on it or walking around it. I’ve actually never really noticed it and we have turkeys in our yard quite often.
They really won’t do anything to you if they act aggressive. If people are that scared when they approach, they should run towards them and scare them. If we got rid of all the animals in the area, this area would be worse off. They are fun and healthy for us to have contact with as humans.
-Carly Haggett, Citrus Heights
Turkeys are a great part of living in the ‘burbs
I love seeing wild turkeys. I love that people stop in their cars to let them cross streets. We are so lucky that we still have these wonderful critters and they are able to scratch out a living in the burbs amongst humans. It’s amazing.
-Linda Schulman, Citrus Heights
Don’t get rid of the turkeys
My grandson and I enjoy the turkeys, even when it’s 29 turkeys crossing in front of us. They are plentiful near George Cirby School in Roseville. I was surprised one morning to find so many turkeys on the lawn and roof of one of the houses. Please don’t rid of the turkeys, we enjoy them.
-Cathy Montoya, Roseville
Don’t forget Chivalry Way
[RE: Living Local: Street names in Citrus Heights often have quite a personality; Nov. 28th] You left off one of the more amusing names — Chivalry Way runs south off of Auburn Road just east of the Costco/Walmart shopping center. Appropriately enough, it is a dead end.
-Ralph Lewis, Citrus Heights
About Bonita Way
I was a lifelong resident of Citrus Heights, as was my mother before she passed away in 2018. My sister still lives there. I moved 10 years ago with my husband who moved to Citrus Heights in 1963 with his family.
Bonita Way in Citrus Heights was named by my maternal Grandmother. They asked her what she wanted the street named when she lived on that street and she told them “Bonita Way” and they named it that. Her name was Anna Fay Horner. That’s the story I was told by my mother.
–Bonnie Parker. Somerset, Kentucky
Repaving effort should prioritize Madison Avenue
[RE: Here’s the list of streets Citrus Heights is slated to repave in the next year] I don’t see Madison Avenue from Dewey Drive to Sunrise on the list! What a mess it is, and half of it belongs to Citrus Heights. I would like to see some of my 48 years of taxes used to help there, before surface streets.
-Virginia Petree, Citrus Heights
Repave Lichen Drive
Have you happen to drive down Lichen Drive off of Antelope and I-80? If so, did your car seem to feel like it was going to disassemble itself as you drive down the road? It’s like your suspension is outta whack, or you’ve got 3-and-a-half flat tires! We’re all falling apart here… Help.
–Hallie Brown, Citrus Heights
Where’s all the cops in Citrus Heights?
I have traveled from Nevada to Sacramento area the past two weeks and I’ve seen more police officers and show of police force in Nevada than I have in Citrus Heights in the past year. Where are all the police officers? People are doing 90 miles an hour down Auburn Boulevard and Greenback because there is no law enforcement.
-Deb Koll, Citrus Heights
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