Posted on 05/09/2008 1:13:39 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is instructing state fire officials to begin fining rural homeowners who fail to clear their properties of brush, trees and dry grass.
Schwarzenegger says clearing around homes is particularly important because of this year's dry conditions throughout the state.
A 2005 law required that homeowners who live near forests or grasslands increase the so-called "defensible space" around their houses from 30 feet to 100 feet.
State Fire Marshal Kate Dargan says inspectors have issued few citations to homeowners who ignore the law.
Instead, firefighters have focused on educating them about the dangers of overgrown properties.
During a Capitol news conference on Friday, Schwarzenegger said he is ordering inspectors to be more strict about citing homeowners who don't act.
Fines can range from $100 to $500. If homeowners still refuse, officials can clean up the property and send them the bill.
Every fine likely will help towards paying off the massive deficit and debt, more p***ing into the full force of a hurricane.. or Rome as it is burning befoire our very eyes..
Doesn’t he know how much CO2 is locked up in those weeds?
I can see it now: the State fines you for trees and brush the County won't let you remove.
The prefect squelch.
Schwartzenegger is such an a$$
Wait till they show up to clean up, drop an endangered rodent in the brush, and phone the EPA.
We need to dump Schwarz and Villa.
Alternatively they could not fine people, but tell them that if their property is overgrown firefighters won’t bother to try to save the house, and will only focus on stopping the fire’s expansion to more property.
The double income factor... first you pay the fine for having the over brush then you pay the second fine for removing the over brush.
Just burn off that overgrowth and claim carbon credits as well as your insurance.
“State fines you for trees and brush the County won’t let you remove. “
Hey, it’s the state where women parade in the streets, trying to save the baby seals, or spotted leopards, all while wearing perfume and makeup that cost the lives of 300 innocent animals.
Is he also going to help defend these people in court when the federal government or wildlfe groups take these people to court for doing so?
Etc.
Do you think Arnold will fine the conservancies, too?
Many of the big fires last year began and were fueled on conservancy lands (Orange County and San Diego)
In some cases, it almost looked like a good way for the eco-whackos to chase out the remaining homeowners (a bit of tinfoil, there)
He’ll try anything to raise money.
I hope The Terminator doesn’t realize that he could use the estate tax to raise money and start killing people.
It’d be like Kodos The Executioner.
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