Why should we cut someone else’s grass?

Why are householders being told to keep the area along Big Timber Road in Elgin clear of grass and tall weeds when it is not their property? If they do not do it they are threatened with a fine up to $200.

This property is not part of their land — they even checked the plat.

What if someone is injured while doing this, will the city be responsible? Will neighbors now be forced to go to an empty lot or a yard of an unoccupied house and make sure the grass is cut?

Kay Gotter

Elgin