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Celso Perez told local WSVN-TV that he, his family, and his neighbors were starting to clear fallen trees from the streets after the storm passed through at nine in the morning on Monday. Hours later, in the afternoon, Perez got a visit from the county.
“And we thought he was here to help us or offer some type of assistance with the trees, maybe he was going to bring us ice or something,” Perez told WSVN. Instead, the official slapped a safety notice on the only part of Perez’s fence still standing.
“I laughed,” he said. “I thought he was kidding. ‘You are kidding right? We just had a hurricane six hours ago.’ ‘No, I’m not kidding. I have to cite you for this.’ I just laughed. OK, whatever; knock yourself out!”
But Perez stopped laughing when the official told him he would be writing up a report and would be back to check on the property. Perez told WSVN that the man said he’d “have to write me a fine” if the fence wasn’t up to code by then.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: musicismagic
You think the guy who put up the warning stickers was elected?
originally posted by: TheLotLizard
Don’t blame the person enforcing the code. Blame the morons in city hall that decided to pass a moronic city ordinance.
The city has to make back their money somehow.
originally posted by: musicismagic
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: musicismagic
You think the guy who put up the warning stickers was elected?
No I don't. But the ones drawing up the regs were.
originally posted by: Phage
originally posted by: musicismagic
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: musicismagic
You think the guy who put up the warning stickers was elected?
No I don't. But the ones drawing up the regs were.
So, you don't like public safety laws.
You don't care what your neighbors do.
originally posted by: 727Sky
If this story is typical and or true then I just don't know what to say ?
Celso Perez told local WSVN-TV that he, his family, and his neighbors were starting to clear fallen trees from the streets after the storm passed through at nine in the morning on Monday. Hours later, in the afternoon, Perez got a visit from the county.
“And we thought he was here to help us or offer some type of assistance with the trees, maybe he was going to bring us ice or something,” Perez told WSVN. Instead, the official slapped a safety notice on the only part of Perez’s fence still standing.
“I laughed,” he said. “I thought he was kidding. ‘You are kidding right? We just had a hurricane six hours ago.’ ‘No, I’m not kidding. I have to cite you for this.’ I just laughed. OK, whatever; knock yourself out!”
But Perez stopped laughing when the official told him he would be writing up a report and would be back to check on the property. Perez told WSVN that the man said he’d “have to write me a fine” if the fence wasn’t up to code by then.
“At the time this officer was out here, we didn’t have power, we didn’t have food, we didn’t have ice. He is crazy, ridiculous,” Perez said, adding that “it’s not like I can go to Home Depot” because all the stores were closed.
The South Floridian says he understands that there is a lot of work that needs to be done but that the county’s rush to issue warnings was inappropriate:
“Give us a minute to breathe. Let us get our power back on. And I wouldn’t mind if they told me that a few days down the line or due time but it bothers me that they came out here just a few hours after the storm had passed.”
One of the news services contacted a spokes person at Miami-Dade and the response said their agents were there to issue warnings and the warnings had no fine attached. Great that is wonderful news especially if some official is not using the old intimidation ploy .
www.zerohedge.com...
No I don't. But the ones drawing up the regs were.
originally posted by: Phage
Why not use the original source?
wsvn.com...
I wonder why that upstanding news source, zerohedge, is posting obsolete "news."
In other news:
www.miamiherald.com...