Michigan - Page 4940  

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrsckn 

Just got a ticket because my weeds are too long, I have until 6am tomorrow morning to cut them or I have to pay $100-150.  There must be a better way to spend tax payer money than having a police officer go door to door handing out tickets for weeds I

I think I need a picture of what they consider ticketable weeds.....

This is the biggest clutch of Araucana eggs I've tried to hatch! From my own girls. I hadn't been getting many to hatch, only small batches, for a number of reasons. They were broody, then were hiding them, they were raising chicks, etc.

But now, I have thirty eggs in my Brinsea. So in three weeks, I should have chicks running around!

lol, most of the taller weeds are actually chicory which I have been picking and feeding to the rabbit and chickens.

I'll work on the pics.

Here's a few pics I took from my front porch.  As you can see, there is no living grass and the plantain weeds are everywhere with a few chicory spread around.  I could understand if I was neglecting my lawn but it's been 90+ for the past 2 weeks and the first day it's in the 80s, they give me a ticket and I can't even mow because it's raining grrrr!  I'll be the first to admit the weeds are long but 24 hours to cut them is ridiculous especially when the notice was left at 6am.  I think its a ploy to make the city money.  The officer who stopped by was nice about it and also thought it was crazy because he had another 150 houses to go to in a town with a population of 3446 in 2010.

I think your hometown is off it's rocker - they don't have enough for their law enforcement officers to do that they waste their time  writing baseless tickets?  Sounds like they need to lay off some staff and save the taxpayers some money.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrsckn 
Just got a ticket because my weeds are too long, I have until 6am tomorrow morning to cut them or I have to pay $100-150.  There must be a better way to spend tax payer money than having a police officer go door to door handing out tickets for weeds

These little towns are getting out of control with their need to control every little aspect of a citizens life. 

I would not be surprised to get one for my ornamental grasses, natives and butterfly garden.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Momma K 
If those are ticket able weeds, mine will send me to jail for sure!

It was explained in the last city council meeting that failure to comply with the weed ordinance could result in fines and jail time.