The Green Hornet Rides Again!

Posted by – Dale Mathes, Code Enforcement Officer

The Green Hornet is still out there, schlepping from one end of the City of Auburn Hills to the other looking for those yards not cut, those vacant lots ignored … but wait, the few parcels in that condition are brown and dried up, not over the eight inch height limit.  Once again the reason is … HEAT!!

Dale Mathes (a.k.a., The Green Hornet)

As reported last month, the evil mastermind behind The Worldwide Ecological and Environmental Destruction System (W.E.E.D.S.) has upped the ante.  This summer has seemed like an inferno at times with several days above 100 degrees!

For the month of July, our hero issued a mere 13 Violation Notices – as compared to 50 warnings a year ago.  Good news!  All 13 property owners complied.

This left 18 residential properties to be abated by Jason (a.k.a.,“Residential Man”) and six vacant lots cut by Norm (a.k.a., “The Rough Cutter”).  All 26 parcels were repeat customers.

So back to the real question everyone at City Hall is asking:  Who is the diabolical leader of W.E.E.D.S?  Well, the Green Hornet has narrowed it down to three persons of interest.

“Tex” Sunn has been The Green Hornet’s nemesis for years

First is “Tex” Sunn, the billionaire Texas oilman (tanning oil, of course.)  Next is Apollo Scorcher, whose company, Sun Watch, is the leading manufacturer of wrist sundials.  And finally, Suzette Soliel, whose line of high-priced sundresses is losing customers due to the rising popularity of short shorts.

Is the evil mastermind one of those three?  Or could it be someone else entirely different?  Perhaps, it’s someone one you would never expect.  Stay tuned loyal readers as your hero stalks this elusive villain.

Interested in learning more about the City’s innovative tall vegetation monitoring program?  Check out these past blogs …

  1. Will the W.E.E.D.S Conspiracy Confound the Green Hornet?
  2. The Green Hornet’s Tall Grass Adventures
  3. The Dirty Half-Dozen:  Part III – The Green Monster!
  4. Green, Green Grass of Home