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    Mixing cement with dirt - does it work well?

    oh yeh when you mix sand with cement it's call motar.
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    Mixing cement with dirt - does it work well?

    You can mix cement with about 4 part sand to make ferro cement. With ferro cement you also put a mesh like chicken wire in to add strength. You must use sand and not top soil. If you use any organic matter it will weaken the slab. Ferro cement can be extremly strong at only 1 inch thick...
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    SouthEast Michigan: Where can you raise chickens and where can you not

    What is the ordinance in Grand Rapids say about having chickens? If it violates the RTFA it is illegal and there for unenforceable. I would let the code enforcer know it violates the state law. My guess is that it does and I would point that out before I brought chickens home. Make sure that...
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    changing laws

    If you want to oppose the local laws in Michigan you need to use the Michigan State Right to Farm Act (RTFA). Your local officials will hit you with several illegal laws. One law they may try to use is that you are not in a agricultural zone area. To combat this statement use the court case...
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    SouthEast Michigan: Where can you raise chickens and where can you not

    There are several court cases that can be used to get around the local ordinaces in Michigan under the Right to Farm Act (RTFA). 1. Court: Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished13 No. 268920 (2006)) Case Name: Papadelis v. Troy (Oakland County) In this case the Court of Appeals stated: “A...
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