It's a frivolous prosecution in my opinion. If the law doesn't define what "suitable, live plant material" is, then she's perfectly within her rights to plant a vegetable garden. I too have a vegetable garden on my front lawn, but then those aren't uncommon where I live in Silver Spring, MD. Also, her garden boxes aren't unsightly. Frankly, if the city needs income generation, then they should try to entice job growth and make business more attractive, not fine the local residents for ridiculous things.
Guy On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 8:45 PM, Ken Hargesheimer <[email protected]> wrote: > Michigan Resident Faces 93 Days in Jail For Vegetable Garden > > Published July 08, 2011 > > | FoxNews.com > > - > Print<http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/08/michigan-resident-faces-3-days-in-jail-for-vegetable-garden/#> > - > Email<http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/08/michigan-resident-faces-3-days-in-jail-for-vegetable-garden/#> > - > Share<http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/08/michigan-resident-faces-3-days-in-jail-for-vegetable-garden/#> > - > - > - > > [image: veggardenbass] > > Julie Bass' vegetable > garden<http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/08/michigan-resident-faces-3-days-in-jail-for-vegetable-garden/#> > in > her front yard. (WJBK/myFOXDetroit.com) > > A Michigan resident is facing up to 93 days in jail for planting a vegetable > garden in her front yard, MyFoxDetroit.com reports. > > Julie Bass, of Oak Park, Michigan was first given a warning followed by a > ticket and now she is being charged with a misdemeanor for her simple > front-yard garden. > > "I think it's sad that the City of Oak Park that's already strapped for cash > is paying a lot of money to have a prosecutor bothering us," Bass told FOX > 2's Alexis Wiley. > > The city is claiming that the garden violates a city code which states that > front yards must consist of suitable, live plant material to which Bass > responds, "We think it's suitable." > > "They say, 'Why should you grow things in the front?' Well, why shouldn't I? > They're fine. They're pretty. They're well maintained," Bass told the > station. > > "I could sell out and save my own self and just not have them bother me > anymore, but then there's no telling what they're going to harass the next > person about," continued Bass. > > A pretrial is scheduled for July 26 and a jury trial could be next. > > > Read more: > http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/08/michigan-resident-faces-3-days-in-jail-for-vegetable-garden/#ixzz1RkkmSulD > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20110710/4200b782/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's > services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out > how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org > > To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: > http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org > _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
