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*fe1-heBerreth, Ogden in AgreementBy Michael Bryson(f rlhun* Staff Wrlttr)OGDEN, I A, — Roy Berreth and the Town Council have finally reached an agreement in their two-year-old battle over litter in the stubborn carpenter’s yard.Town officials have agreed to grant the 52-year-old Berreth a building permit for a garage, *ovwhich Berreth mmsthsays he will use to store the lumber and debris that have cluttered his yard since he undertook a do-it-yourself home-fixing project.Meanwhile, Boone County District Judge Edward Flattery, noting that Berreth has “made substantial efforts to clear up his premises,” has indefinitely postponed any c o n t e m p t-of-court actionagainst Ogden’s self-styled town nuisance.The latest round in the prolonged feud began last summer when Berreth was hauled into court to show cause why he shouldn’t be held in contempt for not complying with an earlier court order to clear up his yard and finish his home remodeling project by last July 1.“Eyesore”Berreth, the Town Council and some of his neighbors have been at odds for years over the property, which councilmen described as an “eyesore.” Junked and salvaged lumber, bricks, window screens and building materials Berreth is using to fix up his home have been piled in the yard.Berreth told the court last summer that the main reason the “junk” was stored in his yard was because the Town Council wouldn’t grant him a building permit for a garage. He said the whole problem would be solved if he could build a garage and thus get the materials out of sight,Berreth later filed suit against Ogden, demanding that it grant him the building permit. That suit was dropped when the city agreed voluntarily to give him the permit.Must Move VehiclesAlthough Judge Flattery said he is satisfied with Berreth’s remodeling progress, he ordered that several motor vehicles still on the property “must be removed as quickly as possible.” He said he would delay any contempt-of-eourt action against Berreth pending satisfactory completion of the project.Berreth said he thinks he can finish remodeling the outer portion of his home this fall — “if the weather holds.”
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Des Moines Tribune
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 19, 1972
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