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City trims Pattaya Beach trees to improve safety

Friday, 20 July 2012 From Issue Vol. XX No. 29 By Vittaya Yoondorn

Pattaya city workers again took shears to trees on Pattaya Beach, cutting back foliage blocking lights and cameras to provide tourists more security.

A periodic exercise, the July 9 landscaping also saw the 15 workers pick up garbage and sweep the beachfront to provide a fresher image for visitors.

City workers clean up branches they had cut to keep it from blocking lights and cameras to provide tourists more security.

Engineering Department supervisor Anont Hraimanee said he hoped the work would decrease prostitution and pick-pocketing by exposing more of the walkway and benches to light.

Some entire trees were removed so that closed-circuit television cameras wouldn’t be blocked. The operation caused minimal traffic disruption.

This article was published in the Pattaya Mail newspaper on Friday July 20, 2012 (Vol. XX No. 29).

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7 comments

Comment Link Thursday, 26 July 2012 03:09 posted by matthew
Keep the trees. I love the trees along beach road and in Jomtien. It is nice to walk in the shade.
Comment Link Wednesday, 25 July 2012 21:28 posted by Dana
The logic here is horrible. Some day they will cut all the trees down.
Comment Link Monday, 23 July 2012 03:55 posted by dave
@ sitanonchai
who mentioned prostitution? this was wholeley for safety reasons, i myself have nearly been hit by falling branches in the past whilst strollling allong beech road not really looking where i am going for one reason or several others.
Comment Link Sunday, 22 July 2012 03:55 posted by gk
Oh. BS. Pattaya needs the greenery and shade. Horrible decision. That beach walk used to be so nice. Even back in 2005 2006 the flower beds were kept up nicely towards the North end.
Comment Link Saturday, 21 July 2012 17:50 posted by dave
Always thought the beech road bushes were kept tidy and well trimmed ;)
Comment Link Friday, 20 July 2012 18:24 posted by sitanonchai
To decrease prostitution you have to review the thai social systems en increase benefit for those in need. Just chopping some trees won't solve that problem.
If he was working for me I would sack him right away when making such a public remark.
Comment Link Friday, 20 July 2012 14:12 posted by Don Aleman
Not "trimmed", butchered !