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sustainable-sam: Memphis Teacher Ordered to Dismantle Urban Garden “….Raleigh-Egypt High School math teacher Adam Guerrero, who tends the garden with three neighbors and students, (Jarvis, Jovantae, and Shaquielle) was cited by the city for creating a public nuisance - specifically with violating city ordinance 48-38, which says that: “It shall be unlawful for any owner of personal property to fail or refuse to comply with the orders of the manager of housing and code enforcement to remove from the premises abandoned vehicles, appliances, vehicle parts and/or any other piece or pieces of personal property if such personal property is dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare; or creates an unsightly condition upon such property tending to reduce the value thereof; or is a nuisance; or invites plundering; or promotes urban blight and deterioration in the community; or creates a fire hazard; or violates the zoning regulations of the city.” Yeah. I can totally see how a garden and a couple of beehives (which are completely legal in Memphis, by the way) violates this code….. “   

sustainable-sam:

Memphis Teacher Ordered to Dismantle Urban Garden

“….Raleigh-Egypt High School math teacher Adam Guerrero, who tends the garden with three neighbors and students, (Jarvis, Jovantae, and Shaquielle) was cited by the city for creating a public nuisance - specifically with violating city ordinance 48-38, which says that:

“It shall be unlawful for any owner of personal property to fail or refuse to comply with the orders of the manager of housing and code enforcement to remove from the premises abandoned vehicles, appliances, vehicle parts and/or any other piece or pieces of personal property if such personal property is dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare; or creates an unsightly condition upon such property tending to reduce the value thereof; or is a nuisance; or invites plundering; or promotes urban blight and deterioration in the community; or creates a fire hazard; or violates the zoning regulations of the city.”

Yeah. I can totally see how a garden and a couple of beehives (which are completely legal in Memphis, by the way) violates this code….. “ 

 

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    ugh, this isn’t the first time this has happened. bullshit interpretations! I hope that they get this order overturned!
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  6. strawfarmhat said: personal property should be personal business, and it looks like they aren’t smack in the middle of the city. silly laws make me sad.
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  8. notquitehippie reblogged this from sustainable-sam and added:
    Oh, look, another...being threatened because of silly
  9. 122782 said: GARDENS ARE A DANGER TO PUBLIC HEALTH!
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