Calif. couple who removed lawn plead not guilty
The Associated PressORANGE, Calif. - A California man who tried to save water and money by removing his front lawn is being taken to court. Quan Ha pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a misdemeanor count for violating Orange city code. He faces up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Ha and his wife replaced their grass with wood chips in 2008. They said they'd just had a baby and began to think about her future.
At a time when Southern California cities fine people for overwatering thirsty lawns, the Has say they've saved hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and slashes their bill.
The city cited them for violating a law requiring live landscaping to cover 40 percent of the yard.
The couple planted drought-tolerant plants last year. The city says it isn't enough.
Local government is on a crusade for you to save water, green this, green that, but when you do something positive not to have a lawn that is purely for show......
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Exactly what our utility PG&E is doing. They advertise for you to use the new lightbulbs, but then raise the rates because not enough people are buying their power.
ReplyDeleteGo figure!