MECHANICSBURG — What was listed on the agenda as “fence height variance — discussion” became a full evening at 18 N. Main Street, including printed photos, a laser pointer, and one man who kept saying “in my day” without finishing the sentence.
The applicant wanted four feet along a property off Sandusky. A neighbor wanted three. A third person wanted the whole concept of fences abolished in favor of “trust,” which is how you get dogs in the Frosty’s parking lot.
By 9:40 p.m., council approved a height that satisfied no one and adjourned with the hollow eyes of people who had seen war, or at least vinyl privacy slats.