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Orono man jailed five days for junky yard I Full Disclosure I StarTribune.com#commentH... Page 1 of 7 <br /> Log In I Register i My accounts i Subscribe Digital• Home delivery I Today's Paper Search*All content O Business listings Search ' Site Index <br /> StarTribune local <br /> News Local Sports Business Politics Opinion Lifestyle Entertainment Obituaries Classifieds Autos Housing Jobs + <br /> ® North Metro West Metro South Metro East Metro Minneapolis St.Paul Your Voices Blogs+Columns Minnesota Topics <br /> jy <br /> Home > Local ) Local Blogs+Columns > Full Disclosure from the homepage <br /> Ventura jury deliberating;attorneys,judge have had <br /> several meetings <br /> Full Disclosure Rules would limit the size of new homes across <br /> Minneapolis <br /> TCF Stadium first:Grass surface being installed for <br /> A Exploring public data for the public good,every Clay soccer match <br /> James Eli Shiffer,the Star Tribune's watchdog and data editor,digs into data and documents to uncover the news. <br /> Reach him at 612-673-4116,james.shiffer@starthbune.com or follow him on Twitter at @jameselishiffer.Tell us what <br /> to investigate.Send your story tips to whisdeblower@startribune.com. <br /> a resize text o 0 subscribe via RSS <br /> Orono man jailed five days for junky yard <br /> Posted by:James Eli Shiffer Updated:July 22,2014-1:13 PM <br /> 30 comments print 66 <br /> Share <br /> rnn <br /> a <br /> James Barth checked into `�` ADVERTISEMENT <br /> the Hennepin County workhouse <br /> on Saturday for a five-day stay, - <br /> courtesy of a squabble with the recent posts <br /> city of Orono over what he was <br /> storing in his yard.While the - <br /> dispute began with a May 2010 _ Former conservator admits stealing$120K to <br /> inspection,the most recent trouble feed gambling habit <br /> involved some ladders and logs Monday roundup:Lifting the veil on oil trains, <br /> near a garage,according to his tax dodgers,local pot out of jail <br /> brother,Jeff. <br /> An indictment for"Mr.X,"man in background <br /> Imprisoning someone who violates +�� of investment scheme <br /> a zoning ordinance is an unusual s <br /> but not unprecedented use of a +-� ` My mystifying journey into the world of FOIA <br /> city's power to govern what r , A J (part 2) <br /> someone does on theiriy.`Yh t 4N s Map:58 disasters declared in Minnesota <br /> property.The city says Barth <br /> since 1965 <br /> violated city ordinance 78-1577, <br /> `+ '•';: <br /> which governs"exterior storage"in �•y �"'K:r � mmnn man iailad five days fnr iunkv yard <br /> residential zones.An ordinance <br /> n. <br /> violation can be treated as a +. <br /> misdemeanor. <br /> post by category <br /> Barth is an over-the-road trucker <br /> who lives with his brother John at The offending junk(photo from Jeff Barth) <br /> 3725 Togo Road,an old house on Vikings(1) eons(3J <br /> a leafy lot that's a little more than half an acre.He's actually one of triplets.James,John and Jeff are <br /> 49 years old,and they're speaking with one voice about what they see as a city going overboard in on the road(1) <br /> punishing a property owner. <br /> "He shouldn't be going to jail for ladders and firewood,"Jeff Barth said."It's just outrageous." ©© ^/1 <br /> rw <br /> Soren Mattick,the city attorney for Orono,said that the workhouse sentence was the decision of a 7 YJ <br /> judge that followed a missed court date,a bench warrant and a recent inspection that revealed <br /> continuing code violations. most read most emailed most watched <br /> "I don't think it just comes down to what's on the lawn,"Mattick said.As far as the city prosecuting <br /> someone for the upkeep of their property,"those standards are meant to be community standards... Access Vikings:Blanton <br /> This is how we would like to see the community to look." "111 <br /> receives praise from <br /> Zimmer <br /> The trouble began with a city inspection in May 2010,which revealed Barth was keeping"lumber, kv <br /> scrap metals,ladders,tires,rims,metal shelving,garbage bags,5-gallon buckets,tarps,furniture, <br /> utility trailers,miscellaneous construction debris,junk and a Ford L800 Diesel vehicle with expired <br /> registration."After a third inspection,in August 2010,determined that more junk had accumulated("a <br /> http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/267982061.html 7/29/2014 <br />