While I understand your desire to prevent taxpayers from being fleeced Chris, I am happy that both the city and the county have enabled taxpaying citizens like myself to improve our properties and share in the rich history of the city by plucking a few measly pavers from our city or county streets. I must admit that my patio has a four foot border on all sides that is completely constructed from pavers I pilfered from Franklin Av., Nicollet Av. and some from the river area. I transported them myself. I took 9 pavers a trip in my little Nissan. It took some time but I did it. I remember when I was digging on Franklin I was thrilled to find that the pavers laid in between the old street car tracks were still shiny and new looking because they weren't driven on. I also remember being in the company of a state legislator who was also plucking pavers from the roadway. So, I felt safe in knowing that paver pilfering wasn't high on the crime ladder. I just found out that the pink pavers like I have are worth $30 a piece on the open market. Jeesh! I have a veritable Fort Knox on my patio and around my pond. Thanks to Paul for letting me know where I can get the last 100 pavers I need to finish my patio completely. BTW, I have been in the community garden next to Pauls house where these city owned pavers will go. It started out as an unbuildable ghetto lot that we in the inner-city all know and love. Unattended, overgrown with grass and weeds, ugly and definitely having a blighting influence. Since Paul and his comrades took the lot over, it has been a beautiful garden, a great community gathering place and even hosted a couple local neighborhood association meetings in its time. A great use for this lot and worthy of any pavers they could pilfer from the city or county for free. Barb Lickness Whittier
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