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Orono man jailed five days for junky yard I Full Disclosure StarTribune.com#commentH... Page 4 of 7 MinnesotaGold Jul.22,14 boy,mighty glad I's living in the Trailer Park, Here cleanliness is an exception. 2:58 PM 6 Like Reply shomann Jul.22,14 Here's an idea,how about just getting rid of the junk?I wouldn't want to look at it! 2:46 PM 19 a Like Reply jeff7181west Jul.22,14 Petition to have Soren Mattick fired pending. Time to clean house. 2:30 PM 4 Like Reply jeff7181west Jul.22,14 228 PM The pile of wood in the picture was gone weeks ago.besides,its not visible from any of the property lines. only squirrels and trespassing city officials can see how ugly the old redwood boards where. RIP-redwood boards we will miss you. 4 Like Reply rayk1800 Jul.22,14 That's the issue with junk in the yards. If you don't like the ordinance,then move out in t4iWRy where junk in the yards is accepted. City's ordinances are a compromise for all and the guy had plenty of time to cleanup the junk. I'm sure this won't be the end it. 21 Like Reply jeff7181west Jul.22,14 559 PM Not junk,and not visible to anyone! If a tree falls in the woods and nobody heard it,did it make a noise? 1 Like Reply mje990 Jul.22,14 1 wouldn't want to live next to that. Three years seems long enough to wait for cleanup. 2:15 PM 19 0 Like Reply jeff7181west Jul.22,14 1:54 PM 5 days in jail for ladders and firewood As of this Saturday morning James Barth will be in jail five days for ladders and firewood behind his garage that no one can see from the property lines as the ordinance he apparently violated clearly states is ok.As crazy as this sounds its true,this is not an exaggeration.The city of Orono, MN.In all their power and glory of the law decided that the proper course of action was to punish a homeowner criminally.So,how did we get here. A story rarely heard from a small town,to this date I've only heard of one other case where a homeowner was jailed for 2 days for unfinished piece of siding.That case was in Burnsville and resulted in an Minnesota senate committee investigation and lawsuit against the city. James Barth should of never been prosecuted in the first place,we can argue what city ordinance he supposedly violated and how ladders and firewood and a bike leaning up against his garage was a violation to his secret probation and why he plead guilty to his first court date,assuming they would just stop trespassing and harassing perhaps.The simple fact remains,at no time did anyone at the city stop from their overzealous,systematic and unjust asinine trespassing safari and inform him of his right to file an appeal with the city zoning board that oversees ordinance enforcement,if this would of been done James Barth homeowner could of spent thousands of his hard working dollars to hire his own slew of lawyers to counter the city's lawyers,thus is the American justice system for people with money which he has not.So let's by all means destroy your homeowner financially and emotionally. To the city employees,yes I must remind them that they work for us and the hired slew of lawyers that the city uses to speak for them are also our employees.When was James Barth's rights as a property owner every considered,I'm sure your lawyers as they whisper in your ears will guide you in the correct answer before they cash their next Orono paycheck.When did the city of Orono mayor and council decide it was OK for Lawyers to speak for them,I must of missed that day in civic Gass. The city lawyers and code enforcement employees involved in this will most assuredly and inevitable state that they were"just doing their jobs","just following the law"and then proceed to incoherently lecture you on their interpretation of some law or code,missing the point that's as clear as the nose on their faces or use diversion to place the blame onto the homeowner by controlling the authoritarian propaganda in nice little sound bites or quotes in the news.Another http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/267982061.html 7/29/2014