Posted on 07/10/2011 5:48:44 PM PDT by John Semmens
Oak Park, Michigan resident Julie Bass faces a possible 90-day jail sentence for planting an “unsuitable” vegetable garden in the front yard of her home.
“We came up with the idea as both a way to cut back on our food bill and to teach our kids some useful skills,” Bass said. “Now, every kid in the neighborhood is over here playing ‘farmer.’ They’re also a lot more eager to eat their vegetables after growing them themselves.”
Oak Park City Planner Kevin Rulkowski has ruled that the garden violates city code. “Ms. Bass’s household budget, nutritional and educational objectives are not my concern,” Rulkowski declared. “A vegetable garden is not suitable for a front yard. It conflicts with our vision for how we want the community to look.”
read more...
http://azconserv1.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/president-admits-mistakes-on-economy/
First Anthony and now this, if this gal doesn’t get the chair I will have lost all hope :{)
But Mrs. Moochelle said to plant a garden...if it’s good enough for the White House yard, it should be good enough for this city meddler....
Dude!
The domestic front!!
You are getting, let us say — canny!!!
had me going! had a post mid-type...
You are a sharpie! LOL!
I will be back to help tally the bag count.
Yeah, you’d think that failing to adhere to the city planners’ vision would warrant a stiffer penalty than a mere 90 days in the pokey. Maybe not the chair for a first offense, but surely hard time in the big house. I mean, people need to be taught a sharp lesson about who’s running this country.
What Mr. Rulkowski really meant to say was, “Hey, we let this b***h plant her garden in front what’s next, sofa’s and fridges on her front porch!!!”
“This is Oak Park, not F***ing HazelTucky!!!!” AKA Hazel Park MI.
Or for people outside of Michigan, Rio Linda CA.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.