So the neighbors might have a legitimate gripe then. That’s the kind of information I was looking for as most people replying to this thread see it as a government intrusion issue.
“So the neighbors might have a legitimate gripe then.”
They might have initially. When he was sent to jail, the wind mills in question were already gone except for the cement bases, which were not removed because of the risk of structural damage to the home.
It is strange that after he removed the windmill and destroyed the footing by sawing off the bolts the city was still not happy. They wanted the 4 foot by 4 foot cube of concrete removed as well. The problem is the footing is flush up against the house foundation and below ground level, removing the footing would damage the foundation.
They didn’t care.
I can appreciate that the windmill had to down down, but jail time for leaving a footing beneath the ground seems pretty extreme. There must be more to this, such as interference with underground utilities.
Those “most people” do not read the article to fully understand this dude created a nuisance. It’d be like living next to a barking dog.