Cullen Krieg

Dr. Jack

CODES
5 October 2023

 

Overgrown?

 

In the article, “City clears Edwardsville man’s yard deemed out of compliance” there is a man that wanted to grow out natural vegetation in his yard and keep it maintained. He wanted it to be labeled as a nature preserve so that individuals could come look at the beauty. He told the writers that he wasn’t planting anything invasive, leading the reader to assume that he was taking care of it. 

However, Edwardsville had gotten different news delivered to them. Vest had gotten many complaints from the city telling him that it needed to be taken care of but he never took action. He understood what he needed to do to “maintain” his yard and the regulations that were allowed. Vest feels like he has done everything in his power to keep it contained in his yard. I kind of agree with what Vest says because if he owns his own property he should be able to grow whatever he wants as long as it is nice looking. I can also see how Edwardsville would want the growth cut down. Too much vegetation on a property that is less than .5 of an acre will make it look overgrown even if it is taken care of. 

A key factor in the article that really caught my attention was that when it said: “Risavy said there are many yards and sites such as at the Edwardsville Children’s Museum that have native plants grown with a plan, managed and kept up, and they meet city ordinance requirements. This caught my attention because it shows that other yards are doing just what Vest has done yet they meet the city requirements. Which leads me to believe that Vest must have a neighbor that doesn’t like to look at that many items of vegetation.