Comments on: Ye Olde Urbanism gets boot in britches http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/01/ye-olde-urbanism-gets-boot-in-britches/ city, culture and church ยท Fort Wayne, Indiana Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joshua Brown http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/01/ye-olde-urbanism-gets-boot-in-britches/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Joshua Brown Thu, 08 May 2008 02:31:14 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/ye-olde-urbanism-gets-boot-in-britches/#comment-154 This was really fun to read, thanks! We really did look into an infill/refill type development, but that's really difficult being that we're great visionarys without the deep pockets! But we do appreciate your comments. Here we are on Main St. in Fortville with goats in our backyard for now with this housing market... Thanks! Joshua Brown This was really fun to read, thanks! We really did look into an infill/refill type development, but that’s really difficult being that we’re great visionarys without the deep pockets!

But we do appreciate your comments. Here we are on Main St. in Fortville with goats in our backyard for now with this housing market…

Thanks!
Joshua Brown

]]> By: MRev. Kenneth White, Jnr. http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/01/ye-olde-urbanism-gets-boot-in-britches/comment-page-1/#comment-153 MRev. Kenneth White, Jnr. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:12:36 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/ye-olde-urbanism-gets-boot-in-britches/#comment-153 Even in small town America they have issue with the ruralification of the urban core. Way back in like the late 50's when my mom's hometown decided to annex "past the bridge" they had to exempt my maternal family estate from the annex because at the time it was a working sheep farm. They literally annexed the house but left the other 41/2 acres in the county which made for one crazy tax bill being to the fact that the property was now in two districts. It would be nice to see the ability for everyone in the City to have a little more acreage (actual yard to play in and chicken to play with, kinda cool) but I am not sure if we are ready for the deaf rooster crowing at four in the morning to sight of police lights. Can you imagine the story line if FWPD had to coralle a small herd of goats or of pigs down Main Street because some seven year old forgot to latch the gate, lol. Even in small town America they have issue with the ruralification of the urban core. Way back in like the late 50′s when my mom’s hometown decided to annex “past the bridge” they had to exempt my maternal family estate from the annex because at the time it was a working sheep farm. They literally annexed the house but left the other 41/2 acres in the county which made for one crazy tax bill being to the fact that the property was now in two districts.

It would be nice to see the ability for everyone in the City to have a little more acreage (actual yard to play in and chicken to play with, kinda cool) but I am not sure if we are ready for the deaf rooster crowing at four in the morning to sight of police lights.

Can you imagine the story line if FWPD had to coralle a small herd of goats or of pigs down Main Street because some seven year old forgot to latch the gate, lol.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/01/ye-olde-urbanism-gets-boot-in-britches/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Kevin Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:32:28 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/ye-olde-urbanism-gets-boot-in-britches/#comment-152 Thanks for the link. Your Kinkaide reference is right on. Blech. But chickens (or goats, which may be the ultimate survivalist farm animal) in the yard isn't really a bad idea, as long as you have a plan to deal with the waste. Heck, there's plenty of "urban prairies" in Indy to try this in. Thanks for the link. Your Kinkaide reference is right on. Blech. But chickens (or goats, which may be the ultimate survivalist farm animal) in the yard isn’t really a bad idea, as long as you have a plan to deal with the waste. Heck, there’s plenty of “urban prairies” in Indy to try this in.

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