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Thank you.

Or, it is mulch.

Either way it's a fire hazard and needs to be removed immediately! The person who owns the property needs to be heavily fined! It hasn't been cut in over a year, it's ridiculous!

I think the hysteria level of this complaint is WAY excessive and suspect the complainant of having a beef with the property owner. Maybe if someone went in there with a torch they could get the grass to burn, but it is unlikely that anything more than that lot would burn, as there is green all around it and there isn't THAT much grass. A couple of years ago, someone made threats about the trees on that lot, so the owner removed these large trees that provided shade and bird habitat. Now the lot is supposedly a fire hazard. I don't buy it.

I suspect you're probably the property owner since you seem to take a strong interest in thinking that I have a beef with the owner! I don't have a beef with anybody! My problem is I have lived in this area since I was a very young child and that lot has always been left unattended whether someone cut down a tree, trim the grass or unfortunately a bird habitat is lost! Does not compare to a house or life of a human being being a loss! FYI the fence around the surrounding back area of the lot is a dry Old Wooden fence, there are houses very close to the surrounding fence which is also made of wood! I don't know what the hell you're talking about the owner should be more responsible and keep the grass cut low or he can cemit the whole thing as far as I'm concerned & you "I'm skeptical" need to mind your own business or get you some business; because I'm from this community! I don't know about you and your two years that you've lived here, but that lot has always been a problem !!!