SOURCE ANALYSIS #3

Today I had to analyze the article called “City clears Edwardsville man’s yard deemed out of compliance” published on Sep. 11, 2023, 10:57 a.m. by Penny Weaver through the News Digital Platform called “The Intelligencer”. This Platform informs citizens specifically the residents of Edwardsville and its surrounding areas. Likewise, articles of general interest and news are published at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Penny Weaver is an Award-winning journalist now editor of the Edwardsville, Illinois, newspaper, part of Hearst Newspapers. Communications professional also has used her years of experience in writing, editing, and research as a freelancer. In the last year and a half, also enjoyed sales and excelled from the start. She loves customer service.

She is an experienced leader and editor with demonstrated success in the newspaper and public relations/marketing industries. Skilled in News Writing, Editing, Feature Writing, Journalism, SEO, Social Media Management, Public Relations, Photography, and Copy Editing. Strong media and communications professional with a Bachelor of Arts focused on Journalism from Eastern Illinois University. Minor in Creative Writing.

Despite the property owner’s objections, city personnel intervened in an Edwardsville resident’s yard on September 5 and cleaned the foliage.
Alan Vest was given until August 31 to clean up his yard after losing his appeal regarding ordinance infractions at a municipal hearing on August 3. He didn’t, so city workers filled the gap.

The mayor claims that he also attempted to speak with Alan Vest, the owner of the intervened-in house. He claims that even though he has been directly in charge of the case, Vest has never responded favorably.
He continues to say that he wants to be a part of the city’s pollinator route status, which it received this year. Despite having previously stated that he might file a lawsuit in this regard, he claimed he is unsure about his future move.

This is a tough matter for me because both parties have good points of view and claims. Some regulations must be followed, but there were undoubtedly other steps that could have been taken instead of simply shutting down his entire yard.

Weaver, Penny. City Clears Edwardsville Man’s Yard Deemed out of Compliance, The Edwardsville Intelligencer, 11 Sept. 2023, www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/city- code-violation-leads-forced-yard-clearance-18359352.php fbclid=IwAR2pEl5r8fu3gNM9ALi9RJ0zpjda4i7Yp6pQvLyfSATllXIdErLxj7TZIQQ#tabo ola-3.