Clean it up!

This story about Jim Sybrant complaining about code enforcement illustrates a dilemna about keeping up property in town. First, code enforcement can only get to things they get complaints on. This may sound poor, but it has been the case in every town/county I've covered as a journalist (four, other than this one.) Actually, Fort Pierce Fla., did begin to take a proactive approach, but they sunk a bunch of money into prosecuting code violators in a big effort to clean up the town.

Second, are the codes what they should be? Barbed wire fencing is apparently allowed in certain conditions in town? Also, remember the yard parking, and the sofas etc on front porches?

The city can't get cleaned up if the codes are sufficient.