Posted on 06/21/2012 12:19:13 PM PDT by grundle
Denver mom Sarah Cohen says drawing sidewalk chalk art is one of her three-year-old daughter Emerson's "simple pleasures in life."
"It's definitely better than video games," Cohen told KCNC.
However, the homeowner's association in Cohen's neighborhood feels differently. They say Emerson's drawings -- usually of hearts and flowers -- are distracting and offensive blights on their community.
"My initial reaction was, 'You have to be kidding me," Cohen said.
The association, called Innovations and Courtyard Traditions at Stapleton, temporarily banned children from drawing on sidewalks, saying anything that offends, disturbs or interferes with the peaceful enjoyment is not allowed on shared spaces.
They said neighbors have been complaining about chalk drawings like Emerson's.
The group's attorney told the station that the association is going down a path of "do no harm" and is temporarily banning the chalk art until it is discussed in depth at a later meeting. It will then be up to the residents to decide if the art will be permanently banned.
Cohen said she has not personally received any complaints from neighbors, and her daughter will continue to draw as a sort of mini protest against the temporary ban.
Of course not. It's much less uncomfortable to discretely go to the HOA and let them deal with it while maintaining friendly, neighborly relations.
The ONE good thing about homowner associations: Your neighbor can’t park his motorhome in the driveway.
But that is not enough.
BTW, I burn my garbage. ;-)
Teach the daughter to write slogs like “Fight the Authority”, “Occupy Innovations and Courtyard Traditions”, and “Chalk Up another community to AwP!”
AwP = A##holes with Power.
Perhaps if the little girl drew a hammmer & sickle instead of hearts and flowers, the neighbors might approve.
Did she draw a picture of God, a Mommy with a Daddy, or an image a someone working in the Private Sector?
Maybe they ought to paint at night with spray paint instead.
one of my neighbor’s is always calling the city on me: dog is barking, grass grown too long, is the contractor working on my house licensed?
It would be nice to have a visit from the neighbor instead of the city all these times.
That’ll teach the little runts.
Oh...but I suppose that would take some guts. Easier to crawl like a slimy worm and b!tch to the HOA. Those commie a-holes will do the dirty work.
How abut the child draws in her own driveway?
I am so SO glad I don’t have an HOA.
Wonder how many anti-breeders are on the homeo wners ass.
I was about to post “Are they nuts?” when I saw a HOA was involved.
The nice lady violated the first rule of buying a home - 1.) Never buy a home in a development with a HOA unless you really want to put up with the rules the HOA has - and the old biddies doing the enforcing.
Wonder how many anti-breeders are on the homeo wners ass.
"Sounds like that bitch had it coming." Ted Mosby How I Met Your Mother
Hard to live around folks whose shit don’t stink and who don’t have a life.
Most people will gladly give up their freedom in exchange for the right to mind their neighbor’s business.
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