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Title: St. Peters woman's fight with city hall over grass hits federal court of appeals
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KMOV-TV4
URL Source: https://www.kmov.com/news/st-peters ... da-11e9-b41a-5388dfb1f732.html
Published: Jan 16, 2019
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2019-01-28 05:47:12 by Deckard
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Views: 1615
Comments: 21
ST. PETERS, Mo. (KMOV.com) -- A St. Peters woman locked in a battle with city hall over grass in her yard is now having her case heard in the federal court of appeals. Janice Duffner was told by the city fifty percent of her yard must be turf grass, which Duffner says she’s allergic to. Her yard is full of bushes, flowers, lawn ornaments and features a small fountain. The city says a complaint was made by a neighbor, which brought the case to their attention. Duffner says officials told her and her late husband to remove the roses and plant grass. Citing her allergy, Duffner refused and the city made a counteroffer. “Down to five percent. Five percent of turf grass,” said Matt Fairless, attorney for the city of St. Peters. “The city offered a fantastic accommodation to limit the amount of turf grass. There was opposition to that accommodation but city stuck with it.” Duffner said she didn’t agree because any amount of grass is a problem. “If I'm allergic, five percent, that's okay? I was told by the city to take out my roses, put in grass and I said I'm allergic and they say, ‘That's okay, pay somebody to pay to take care of your yard,’” she said. “Should I be required to do that?” The case has been ongoing for four years, and a three-panel judge will now decide. If they rule against Duffner, her and her lawyer Dave Roland have vowed to take the case to the Supreme Court. “The interest the city is really going for is not aesthetics, it's not making things beautiful, it's making things the same, making people conform to each other's idea of what's beautiful and that's un-American,” said Roland.
Poster Comment: “The interest the city is really going for is not aesthetics, it's not making things beautiful, it's making things the same, making people conform to each other's idea of what's beautiful and that's un-American,” 
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
Google a picture of this snowflake cunt. Every picture she’s wearing her “anti-bully” “fight like a woman” shirt. Scumbag liberal smelly hippies that stink up her neighbors property values.
Attaboy - your post was just what I expected GrandIsland: "Conformity must be upheld." Your disdain for freedom is not surprising. Google a picture of this snowflake cunt. I did: Here's her house: Did you catch all the American flags in the yard fascist? Yeah - a real "danger to society" that one. Scumbag liberal smelly hippies that stink up her neighbors property values. Seriously man, you're insanity knows no bounds. Does this look like a house that would "stink up" property values? Seriously, WTF is wrong with you?
It's called "community standards". If she's allergic to grass, how can she possibly tolerate the neighbor's grass? And what's with her attitude, "The majority must accommodate me"? F**k that. She can move.
We can always count on you to demand conformity. It was ONE neighbor who complained - relative of yours perhaps? “The interest the city is really going for is not aesthetics, it's not making things beautiful, it's making things the same, making people conform to each other's idea of what's beautiful and that's un-American,” Did you even look at the house? Can you honestly say you wouldn't want to live next to such a well-maintained yard?
#5. To: Deckard (#4)
I believe a community has the right to decide how they will live together. "It was ONE neighbor who complained ..." You mean one neighbor who pointed out the fact that she was violating community standards. How many people do you need pointing that out? "Did you even look at the house?" I saw the picture. It showed her front yard. It did NOT show how the house looked alongside others in the neighborhood. I'd imagine it stood out like a sore thumb.
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#2. To: GrandIsland (#1)
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#3. To: Deckard (#2)
GrandIsland: "Conformity must be upheld."
#4. To: misterwhite (#3)
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It's called "community standards".
Replies to Comment # 4. We can always count on you to demand conformity.
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