Thorny garden in Rosemount: Neighbors love Tom Piekarski's flowers...

Your a good guy! This city is a joke! Just take a look at our main street It looks horrible and we are paying for it! Love the flowers over the years.

Why not tax the guy, that way both parties are happy.

elvis wrote:

Why not tax the guy, that way both parties are happy.

That's the poblem,the county hasen't figured out a way to get money out of the guy for selling his flowers and vegetables....Maybe he should try selling Meth. or crack.

Leave this farmer alone. Besides the morons at city hall, I am sure no one within a mile radius of his home are complaining. Because they are enjoying his work. This is an artist at work. He puts flowers together for our enjoyment. I don't the people at city hall cracking on starving artist that draw out of their homes.

There's one way around this stinkin' city: Let's say, for example, his sweet corn is $3 a dozen. Take $3 in "donations" for a raffle. Put the 3 tickets in a hat and draw a name. With only 3 tickets in the hat, the "donor" is sure to win! Have a new raffle with every new donation/customer. Screw the city....

Maybe consider a percentage of the ticket price as a donation to a local food shelf. THEN let the city choke on their bad press when they try to shut THAT down! Beat them at their own game.

Ever notice...the only ones complaining Are the county officals.

These government employees have to realize that they are not doing anyone a service by pushing someone like this around. This is an example why reasonble citizens are so angry. Why bother someone who is making an honest living when meth labs are on the rise.

I agree with badgerone.

Beating down the citizens will look good on your resume when you try to become the next elected genius.

The man is operating a business in a residential area. He needs to be shut down.

Things being as they are and getting worse - if the city wants to shut a business down they better show up with boxing gloves on.

SCRU THE CITY!

badgerone wrote:

Ever notice...the only ones complaining Are the county officals.

They are just doing their jobs.

What else you want them to do? sit on their arse
with their hands in their pocket?

deltact wrote:

Your a good guy! This city is a joke! Just take a look at our main street It looks horrible and we are paying for it! Love the flowers over the years.

Hey!,

Good guys don't disobey the law
Good guys don't wait a couple of years to follow ordinance & warnings

Good guys find a business zone get permit/license
to sell his goods

Good guys follow the rules, not break them!

I'm not a grinch, but just because this guy is selling veggies and not, say, TVs or pets, doesn't make it right.

I can't say I'd be thrilled if my street was chock full of "patrons" at my neighbor's "store" all summer.

Victimized by city hall wrote:

Leave this farmer alone. Besides the morons at city hall, I am sure no one within a mile radius of his home are complaining. Because they are enjoying his work. This is an artist at work. He puts flowers together for our enjoyment. I don't the people at city hall cracking on starving artist that draw out of their homes.

Leave him alone?

Soon he'll be selling meth and drugs to kids
in the neighborhood.

Now what?

Leave him alone?

When the city gave him a chance & warnings to
change his ways, he thumbs his nose at them.

Leave him alone?

What if his vegetables, flowers or whatever he
is selling is not regulated and you get sick?

Now you'll be the one sueing the city for not
getting rid of his business!

What an absolutely hateful city council! It seems all the Rosemount city council can manage to do is drive away business and harass citizens. I have seen many signs around Rosemount advertising garage sales and what not far outside of the rules stated in the article, especially those for housing developments. Something stinks in the City of Rosemount....

badgerone wrote:

Ever notice...the only ones complaining Are the county officals.

Ever notice....the only ones complaining are the
ones not living next to the guy.

I bet his neighbors are the ones who first notified
or complianed to the city like they do when your
dogs bark too much! or your yard wasn't cut!

The twin cities seems to have the worst attitude toward any kind of small business/hobby.This guy has to make at the very least enough money to cover the cost of this seasons plants and planting next year. What's the problem? Remember the days of many roadside produce stands?Do you see many of those that are run by just a family outfit these days?

Next thing you know they will call a garage sale a business and either shut you down or tax you. Not to mention the trouble kids have had with their booming lemonade stands.

Back in the depression, people stood on street corners selling apples and pencils to feed their families. During this depression it will be considered a business and shut down.

Oh, and the city also needs to go after all those school fundraising events too...can't have the kids selling stuff if the council's not getting a bribe..I mean take...I mean donation...

mike b wrote:

Things being as they are and getting worse - if the city wants to shut a business down they better show up with boxing gloves on.
SCRU THE CITY!

You mean an illegal & potentially dangerous business!