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  • City mows prairie grass, bills owner $140

    06/04/2010 12:51:57 PM PDT · by JoeProBono · 38 replies · 1,347+ views
    upi. ^ | June 4, 2010
    MINNEAPOLIS, - A Minneapolis man says the city mowed down the prairie grass he spent three years cultivating and stuck him with the $140 bill for the job. Environmentally conscious Michael Anschel said he planted the prairie grass three years ago as a no-water, no-mow alternative to his previous lawn and the city sent him a notice May 17 informing him the seed stalks that sprouted a few weeks ago and the length of the grass, more than 8 inches, violated city ordinances, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Friday. Anschel said he left a message with inspectors explaining that mowing...