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An eyesore or environmental attraction? Jersey Shore homeowner in legal fight to protect her vines [View all]
Elaine Scattergood sees an “environmental attraction.” The borough of Avalon sees “overgrowth.”
The center of the conflict — vines, Virginia creepers to be exact, which have thrived on Scattergood’s beach block property for 40 years.
The town wants them gone. Scattergood asks why, after decades of being allowed to cultivate the vines, all the fuss?
The dispute, first reported by the Press of Atlantic City, will be back in municipal court July 15, after several meetings between and court appearances by Scattergood and the borough, which have failed to force her hand.
Read more: https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/avalon-20190623.html
VERNON OGRODNEK / FOR THE INQUIRER
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