Posted on 10/16/2017 4:57:47 AM PDT by Daffynition
New London — The man facing a criminal charge for what city officials say is his failure to maintain an unruly bamboo grove claims he is being unfairly targeted by the city and he is mounting a legal defense in Superior Court.
Carlos Carrion of 16 Borodell Place entered a not guilty plea last week in New London Superior Court to the city’s first blight-related criminal infraction under a newly revised blight ordinance. The ordinance allows for criminal penalties and fines when civil actions are exhausted.
City officials claim Carrion repeatedly refused to trim back his bamboo and clean up his property.
(Excerpt) Read more at theday.com ...
Let's remember the *Little Pink House*, Kelo v. City of New London and Suzette Kelo's fight against New London eminent domain and the sad outcome of a whole neighborhood being demolished for the sake of bogus *public purpose.*
Instead of a little tight knit neighborhood, all that remains is New London's own blight [pictured below]...a ugly empty lot. No matter that people were uprooted, and property tax revenue from the razed homes was flushed; or that Pfizer never built on the stolen land.
>>Carlos Carrion of 16 Borodell Place entered a not guilty plea last week in New London Superior Court to the city’s first blight-related criminal infraction under a newly revised blight ordinance.
No grandfather clause or agricultural exemption?
He needs to find out which politicians to bribe/contribute to next time.
**But Carrion’s attorney, former New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio, claims the city has not only overstepped its authority but also has tried to force Carrion to cut down a bamboo grove that does not violate the city’s property maintenance code.
After decades without a complaint, Finizio said the city suddenly took an unusual interest in Carrion and took the “extraordinary and extreme” steps of pursuing a civil case, filing a lawsuit over a past-due water bill and finally issuing him a criminal infraction.
“Mr. Carrion is a homeowner and taxpayer — a New Londoner. A Vietnam veteran gave him some bamboo for his home over 30 years ago. He has kept it in his memory,” Finizio said. “It seems inexplicable that suddenly Carlos Carrion, and his bamboo, have become public enemies No. 1 of the City of New London.”
Finizio said he will argue that Carrion’s constitutional rights were violated and that the city has demonstrated an abuse of power over an individual as officials tried to pressure him do something he is not legally required to do.**
http://www.theday.com/article/20171014/NWS04/171019626
Carrion is trying to fight New London’s City Hall? He’s dead meat.
People now know what NL is all about; hopefully some Veteran groups and concerned citizens who still carry the scars of the Kelo fiasco, will step to this Veteran’s fight.
You won’t see Dick-Blu or Chris Muffery defending him; they’re too busy running around squawking about more gun control for all.
I suspect he knows a lot. Former mayor of NL.
I did not know bamboo would grow in the Connecticut climate.
I thought it was semi-tropical.
It’s insidious. It spreads like wildfire and moves across property lines underground. Thankfully none of my immediate neighbors has this stuff. When I see large groves of this tall grass, I want to go out and buy a large stuffed panda bear and place it strategically in the middle.
It is not indigenous to this continent and needs a certain amount of control. Keep it in your own yard. If it spreads to your neighbor you should bear responsibility to remove and repair your neighbors property.
According to WTIC radio this morning, they say it grows 3’ a day!
NL is on the CT shoreline, slightly warmer than the interior.
The excerpt says his attorney is the former mayor, not Mr. Carrion.
We had it [smaller variety, not the tall, useful stuff] on the island; couldn't keep it down; the more we trimmed it, the more it loved it. It was always considered a hazard, if it ever caught fire. A FD response would be a long wait for the fire boat. Nasty stuff indeed.
Many types of bamboo can live very well in colder climates. I’ve seen a few here in Michigan that take winters as well as any evergreen.
They are technically considered a grass plant.
I don’t know why people don’t research bamboos before planting. They clearly say that you are supposed to contain them above and below ground to prevent them spreading to neighbor’s property.
This dork was just asking for trouble. That looks terrible.
He certainly has an uphill battle against the corruption in NL city hall.
This is why originalist Trump appointments to the Courts is so important vital to our survival.
**This dork was just asking for trouble. That looks terrible.**
This story is less about bamboo and its botanical properties, and more about the city overstepping its authority. Again.
BTW, my next spring experiment is using peanuts as ground cover in landscape. I tried a few dozen I planted by seed this year around my roses so that I would not have to spray herbicide to kill weeds, which roses can get damaged by. It worked phenomenally. They grow dark green and yellow green leaves with frequent yellow flowers. They fix nitrogen to the soil so the roses enjoy the free food.
A gallon of roundup at 2:00AM and a tank sprayer would solve the neighborhood problem. Government doesn’t always have to be the solution to a problem.
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