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Reading so others can rideEven though Martha Waller, 10, won a bicycle in Blackwater School's Bikes for Books contest this past year, she read the 10 required books for the 2012 competition to win another bike... |
Spring Fling 2012
 Flowers dotted the Saline County Courthouse lawn like a fine pointillism painting Saturday, May 12. Patrons meandered the sidewalks with spring fever, looking for new landscaping items and outdoor décor during the 11th annual Spring Fling. The... Speak OutThe Marshall Democrat-News invites readers to share their views and questions on any issue. Open discussions are often useful and enlightening. Criticism is acceptable as an important part of public conversations, but we expect everyone to treat others with respect. Experience suggests it is best not to post comments while angry. We reserve the right to delete comments that we think include personal attacks, are disrespectful, threatening, obscene or in other ways objectionable. Anyone who repeatedly violates this policy will be banned from participating in our forums.
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Well, red dog, unless you have proof to the contrary, I'm going to just jump in here and say that that the city council and the mayor ARE the elected representatives of the people in this town. Whether I (or you) particularly care for any of them or how city business is conducted is quite a different matter.
In order for the city to change how it does things, the people who put those people in office have to say they want change. Since few, if ANY, of the very, very few people who voted (or any who didn't) attend the city council meetings, it's very clear that "we, the people" either don't want change or don't care enough about the change we say we want to bestir ourselves from our comfortable couches and do something about it.
That's a good question, momandgranmma.
Generally speaking, zoning ordinances normally pertain to what types of structures can be built and/or for what type of business is conducted out of that structure, or distinguishes a residential area from an industrial/commercial/business area.
If the personal garden is part of a for-profit business, then there may be need to be some questions asked. If some lucky Joe just found a plot to grow some taters and squash for his/her own use while the lot goes unused, then I'm not sure it's a problem.
Then again--and contrary to accusations by others--I really don't "know it all". LOL.
Random question...does anyone know if personal gardens in commercially zoned areas, in city limits, are allowed by city ordinance?