[AT] Local Gov't Wants Old Tractors Removed

[Lane Freeman]

I've been thinking about this post since I first read it this morning.  This
farm probably is less than 30 miles from me and I have a farm that borders
mine that sounds very similar.  In fact I have a hard time distinguishing it
from a farm or a "DUMP". The entire farm is littered with junk vehicles
(school buses, cars, tractors and farm equipment) as well as other
junk(refrigerators and other appliances) he drags home.  I guess it could be
classified as a farm since there is a barn and livestock (cows, pigs, goats
and chickens) can be seen foraging through the junk.  The "farmer" also
collects all the food scraps from the local super markets to feed to the
"livestock"  including all the stale bread.  So when the wind is blowing
just right, or wrong in my case, I get all the plastic bread bags littering
my fields.  So Bushkill Township and the infamous Gary Asteak may not be to
far off base if they are talking about a "farm" similar to my neighbors.
Just another view.

Lane Freeman


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <msloane at att.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Local Gov't Wants Old Tractors Removed


> As a "township official" in a rural community not all that far from
> Bushkill, I can understand a little of this story from both sides.
> Certainly, I am guilty of having "stuff" lying around, including old
> tractors, but Lilly's place does sound like it is pretty bad (at least
> from the description in the paper). We are fortunate in our town that
> most of the "junk" on farmers' properties is kept back from the road and
> mostly out of sight. Lilly's problem is that he let stuff accumulate
> where it is visible. Still, my opinion is that it is his place, and if
> he wants to live in a dump, I don't see whey it anyone else's business.
> (I suspect the real reason for the uproar is that the mess has the
> potential of driving down real estate values in the neighborhood - it
> always boils down to $$$.)
>
> Mike
>
> Rob Gray wrote:
>
> > Uh-Oh, looks like the local zoning officals around here are coming after
> > folks with old equipment lying around their place. Antique tractor folks
> > better watch out.... lol
> >
> >
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-3lillyjul04,0,2924991.story?coll=all-newslocal-hed
> >
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