Submitted by justin (not verified) on Sat, 08/18/2012 - 5:43am.
An eyesore may indeed be a personal opinion, but it's also a matter of law. A home is a residence - it's not a business. That's why we have ordinances that regulate folks working out of their homes. And hauling stuff out to the yard and leaving it there for weeks on end isn't a "yard sale"...it's an eyesore, plain and simple.
Rocky, we live in a democracy. And in a democracy, WE elect a "select few" people to represent the citizens. Leland town officials have been battling this issue for years, giving folks every opportunity to clean up their acts. The citizens were fed up, they flooded town hall with complaints, and the elected officials responded...you're in the minority on this issue. Democracy works.
An eyesore may indeed be a
An eyesore may indeed be a personal opinion, but it's also a matter of law. A home is a residence - it's not a business. That's why we have ordinances that regulate folks working out of their homes. And hauling stuff out to the yard and leaving it there for weeks on end isn't a "yard sale"...it's an eyesore, plain and simple.
Rocky, we live in a democracy. And in a democracy, WE elect a "select few" people to represent the citizens. Leland town officials have been battling this issue for years, giving folks every opportunity to clean up their acts. The citizens were fed up, they flooded town hall with complaints, and the elected officials responded...you're in the minority on this issue. Democracy works.