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complained but has since moved from the neighborhood. Mr. Auel stated he is <br />not trying to disturb anybody~ not everybody can be mayors and councilmen. Mr. <br />Auel explained that he has a sod farm in Andover that he works during the day <br />and he works nights at Gornelius. He keeps the logs on his property to burn in <br />the winter to save on heating bills. Mr. Auel stated that there is one person <br />that has been crucifying him for 3-4 years. Mr. Auel stated that there are a <br />lot of things going on in the City and it would take 3 weeks to address all the <br />violations. Mr. Auel stated that he has two trucks that he drives back and <br />forth to his sod farm; he doesn't leave the~ at the farm because there are no <br />buildings to park them in and he has had trouble with theft and vandalism in <br />the past. He also does not have er~ugh time to bring the trucks back to the <br />farm, get home and clean up before going to work at Cornelius. <br /> <br />Oouncilmenber (Dx stated that he viewed the Auel property and there were two <br />large trucks parked there. <br /> <br />Mr. Auel stated that he has one large truck and one one-ton truck; he also has <br />a tractor on the property with an engine in r~cd of repair; he will tarp that <br />tractor until he can afford to repair the engine and move it to the sod farm. <br /> <br />(Duncilm~mber (Dx stated that according to 1983 minutes, Mr. Auel stated that <br />he would soon have a f~ily car and would not rm~ to use the sod trucks for <br />transportation. <br /> <br />Mr. Auel replied that he said he would try and have a f~ily car. As for the <br />wood, Mr. Auel stated that he works two jobs and he will cut it when he can <br />find the time. Mr. Auel pointed out that just down the street from City Hall <br />there is a residence with many junk cars, boats, etc. all over his yard. <br /> <br />(Duncilm~mber Schlueter stated that there is quite a bit of weed growth around <br />the logs in Mr. Auel's yard; it does present a driving hazard on the oorner <br />adjacent to Mr. Auel's property. (Duncilm~mber Schlueter did agree that Mr. <br />Auel basically keeps a clean yard. <br /> <br />Mr. Auel stated that there are a lot of hcmes in his neighborhood, and the <br />City, with weed growth. <br /> <br />Mayor Heitman inquired if Mr. Auel is currently violating any ordinances. <br /> <br />Mr. Schnelle stated that parking business vehicles at a residence is a <br />violation; there is no ordinance addressing wood piles. <br /> <br />Gouncilmenber Reimann stated that he doesn't feel that Mr. Auel parking <br />business vehicles at his residence should present a problem. <br /> <br />(Duncilmember (Dx stated that Mr. Auel could fence and lock sc~e of his <br />property in Andover; Councilms~ber Reimann is saying that it is alright for <br />everybody to bring their business vehicles home. <br /> <br />Mr. Schnelle stated that there are simLlar situations in the City and cautioned <br />against using selective enforcement. <br /> <br />Mr. Auel stated that he would like to cooperate but doesn't know how he can <br /> July 9, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 14 of 22 <br /> <br /> <br />