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Originally Posted by merrymini
Why should people pay a fee when YOU are the one breaking with the rules? Maybe the penalty should be paid by the people who do not follow the rules. That would certainly stop people from putting all the junk on their front lawns. Put it in your back yard!
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In one month there were over 700 complaints, most by one person. Why would a person travel from village to village, street by street, call, fax or email in violation’s. It must be a full time job.
I am very much for the deed compliance, and those in violation can pay a fine. BUT those who travel to other villages has bigger issues to deal with.
Our 8 blocks visited by the clipboards, 145 complaints in one day. Our cameras picked them up and have clear pics as they drove, walked our house. Later that month knock on the door, from very nice person about a complaint on our home.
White cross in my yard. I said Not my Yard. So we walked to my Back Yard (so clipboards traveled thru our yard, cameras not their friend) to look, low and behold I had a plant that a beige branch had grown into what could be construed as a cross, if you really looked sideways, and stand on your head.
The person, and I laughed (you must have a sense of humor to do that job). I was Cautioned: remember make sure your plants don’t grow to look like a lawn ornament. I said “No crosses in our yard, we attend temple”. Offered a bottle of water and off to the next issue, the list longer than Santa.
I did ask how many were a nothing, wouldn’t say, but 98% cooperative
So if a person had to pay a fee to file, it would cut back on having to look so hard to find something. And if there was no viable infraction money not returned. Good fundraiser