Residents in Blaine, Minnesota, are on the fence, quite literally, as one of their own seeks to up the ante in backyard privacy. Diane O’Brien has lobbed an application to the Blaine Planning Commission, seeking approval for a variance that would allow a towering 9-foot fence along her south side yard property line at 10617 Quincy Boulevard NE, the city's website reported.
Those with a stake in this looming lattice or merely a penchant for local governance will have their say at a public hearing set for February 13 at the Blaine City Hall Council Chambers. Resting not far from the heart of Blaine, at 10801 Town Square Drive on the second floor, the assembly will open its doors at 7 PM. As the city gears up to weigh the merits of this request, locals have until February 12 to submit their written thoughts, the Blaine city website stated.
The Blaine Planning Commission, in its advisory role, will ingest public comments and reverberate a recommendation to the City Council. With higher power in the decision-making chain, the City Council will convene later to make the final call on O’Brien's pitch to erect what some might see as an ivory tower of solitude.
Those looking to peer over the proverbial hedge into the proceedings have multiple ways to tune in. The live feed of the hearing will be broadcast on Comcast channel 799 or streamed at BlaineMN.gov/Video. For those who can't catch the live tussle, recordings will be at the ready-on-demand at BlaineMN.gov/Video or BlaineMN.gov/Agendas, the city detailed. Any person in need of interpretive services should contact Pat Robinson at the Planning Department by February 8 as per the guidance on the meeting notice.
