FL Man's 'Patriot Garden' Targeted Again - City Threatens Uprooting and Daily $500 Fines
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Heather Callaghan
Activist Post
Jason and Jennifer Helvenston were given a strict deadline of November 7 to uproot their beautiful 25x25 foot front yard garden - or else face major punishment. That garden still stands and so does their resolution to keep it.
A flood of supportive emails initially stopped the threats of forced excavation by Orlando, cancelling a December board hearing, but, as always when perceived public fervor ebbed, the city quietly came back to demand its removal again. Starting tomorrow they will be inspected and charged $500 per day if the garden isn't gone - they are not deterred.
Instead, they have launched "Plant a Seed, Change the Law" and want to help you get started. Of course, the news anchor gave the wrong website - go to Patriot-gardens.com to request free seeds and start your garden in solidarity. Please see more details below.
Ironically, Orlando is aspiring to be the "Greenest City in America" and their mission statement reads:
To inspire and facilitate the development of a well-planned, diverse, and sustainable community to make Orlando more livable for its citizens, businesses and visitors.The mayor encouraged its citizens to grow gardens even appearing in an ad! Caricatures are depicted planting gardens everywhere in the city - growing with neighbors is encouraged. Look at all the things Mayor Buddy Dyer tells the townspeople to do:
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