The inspectors also don't know one plant from another. A couple of years ago they had some of my daylilies and hostas mowed down even after I called the inspector and told him they weren't weeds. Then he sent us a bill for $100.
Buzzy Bohn Folwell Jim McGuire wrote: > Did anyone else catch Doug Grow's column today? - > http://www.startribune.com/stories/465/5475508.html > > This just reads like a comedy of errors to me. First, people complained to > the city about a piece of natural prairie. (Apparently it's far too > difficult to actually walk up and read a sign explaining what's going > on). Then the City Inspector gets out his ruler and measures said prairie > grass. This, or course, assumes the Inspector ever actually got that > close. Presumably if he or she did they'd have seen the sign. > > The issue of the MPS not responding to the letter about property they don't > really control seems minor. > > Regardless, as Gary Schiff states in Grow's column it's time for > Minneapolis to update ordinances around landscaping. Still, the inability > of a City Inspector to distinguish between an "unkempt property" and a > wildflower garden is disturbing to say the least. > > Jim McGuire > Como > > Check out the Usual Suspects Blog - http://www.browncross.com/usualsuspects > > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL > PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
