Yes!!
And...Where I live:
Mowing, blowing, or otherwise discharging your grass clippings into the street is a violation of the city’s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Code.
The drafters of this ordinance say that limiting the amount of organic material being discharged into the storm sewer helps reduce phosphorus/nitrogen loads in the "receiving waters" (rivers/lakes/etc.).
What's the World coming to!!
I thought being organic ("going green") was synonymous with good. Isn't dumping organic material out into the street just like giving the storm drain/sewer a booster-shot?!?!
OK: How many more "liberties" are we to lose?
-The City Administrators say I now only own one-half of MY driveway because the city owns the half that the sidewalk crosses---and that's a no parking zone.
-I can't park on my own grass.
-I can't leave snow on my sidewalk for more than 24 hours.
-I can't turn the music up in my car...or my house.
-I can't smoke at a resturant, bar, etc.
-I have to ask permission to make any home improvements.
-And now: I can't dischage my grass clippings into the street. Unbelievable!!
BTW:
I can legally rake all the leaves that I want to, out into the street...or pile 'em up in front of the storm drain/sewer.
I've also been told that:
When you live in a town, within spitting distance of your neighbors, you're always going to have self-absorbed folks who don't realize or care how their actions affect others. And those tend to be the kind of people who really don't act in a logical and rational fashion if they are approached about reasonable issues that their neighbors may have. Neutral third parties (ordinances) help to keep those relationships civil.
I suppose I'll never become a member of
"The Perfect Society"(?)
However...I do consider myself civil...even decent.
But it's a sad day when decent people can't even
dump their grass clippings, and other waste,
into sewers anymore.
•I mean, what good is a sewer without good waste??
What's the World coming to?!?!
Bob
