They Don't Abide By The Law – They Just Enforce It! or Mayor Love's Firey Response

Dear Concerned Citizen,

I am aware that the police have been sending out a notice to comply to residents that have not put in their landscaping. As you may or may not know. About 2-3 years ago, we had a fire on BLM property that threatened the lives of many residents that live in the lake mountain area. As a results we had many compliants from Jacobs Ranch residents and other communities asking the city to do something about the weeds that are a fire hazard.

I do not like nor believe it is the governments business to get involved with personal lives including mine (as a resident of Saratoga Springs). It is however mine and the councils duty to keep our residents safe. Here are the ordinances that were set by the council before I became a council member and the “weeds” ordinance that was designed to keep residents safe from fire speading to homes.

City Ordinance 19.06.090 requires all residential lots to have front yards landscaped within (1) year and backyards within (2) years after receiving a Certificate of Occupancy.

City Ordinance Section 19.16.040 (10b). Weeds shall not be permitted to reach a height of more than six inches at any time.

As for other police complaints and citizens not being treated fairly, I would have a major concern about that. I will not tolerate any one being targeted or treated unfairly by our police department. Before we created a police department I made sure I emphasized that our department was to be community oriented. I was concerned that police everywhere were becoming more and more aggressive towards residents instead of being the service men and women they were suppose to be. If there is a specific complaint, please bring it to my attention so I can personally investigate it.

I am a resident of Saratoga Springs. I take my responsibly to serve the community very seriously. Again, if you have any specific complaints, I encourage you to call me personally (801-319-6415 my personal cell phone) to set up a meeting with me, or contact our city council. I also encourage anyone who would like to hold a town hall meeting, to schedule it with our city recorder (Lori Yates) or our city manager (Ken Leetham) @ 801-766-9793.

Thank you for your letter,
Sincerely,
Mia B. Love

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Mia Love
Saratoga Springs Mayor
1307 North Commerce Drive, Suite 200
Saratoga Springs, UT 84045
(801)766-9793 – office
(801)766-9794 – fax
www.saratoga-springs.net

(See Our Response Below)

To say that the current barrage of weed and landscape violation citations is utterly ridiculous.

The fire mentioned in Mayor Love’s letter occurred more than 2 years ago.

If city officials were truly concerned about fire safety, they would have the city’s weeds cleaned up fist to set the example.

Then proper landscape would come next.

This is the first set of images we would like to offer to the public.

Several more images will be posted.

We will also be conducting a door to door survey throughout Saratoga Springs Neighborhoods including Harvest Hills, Sunrise Meadows, Saratoga Hills, Jacob’s Ranch, Still Water, Fox Hollow, and others.

We ask that until the city cleans up their own mess that all citations, fines, and code enforcement for these types of alleged violations cease.

Please support us in our efforts to keep our local government honest.

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