Common Sense No Longer Required to Work There
LAST WEEK A MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, WOMAN heard some noise in her front yard and checked to see what it was. She found a construction crew working late at 8 pm to install new water lines and drains in her neighborhood. They were also installing a fire hydrant …… 15 ft. from the road in the middle of her yard. The Miami Herald continues:
When she asked what possessed the city to place the hydrant there, Miller, who lives in her home of 42 years with her husband, says she was told that it was what the city’s plans called for — even if planners now agree common sense called for it to go somewhere else.
Extra layout required in this Miami Beach neighborhood.
(Miami Herald / Brock photo)But while dogs in the neighborhood might be excited about Miller’s new lawn ornament, she just wants it removed, or at least moved to the edge of the lot. "It’s a joke," she said.
City spokeswoman Maria Palacios said Miller won’t have to throw a Marlins cap and T-shirt on her hydrant to pass it off as a grandson. Due to Miller’s repeated complaints, the city plans to move the hydrant as close to the road as possible on Friday.
"I’ll believe it when I see it," Miller said Thursday.
Unsaid was why she had to lodge "repeated" complaints to get it moved.
Read the entire article HERE.
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