Part-time Columnist

Dallas Morning News Column - January 8, 2005

What do you think of having alleys? Are they a convenientway to hide clutter and beautify a community? Or are they eyesores thatattract crime and keep us from knowing our neighbors?

Alleys protect the privacy of the homeowner and hide the yard clutter. Fences and land ownership, is not new and can be traced back to our agrarian forefathers. Homeowners could meet in front of their garages as often as they meet at their mailboxes. Only true friends and good neighbors will be willing to expose their garages to each other!! It can promote true “community bonding”!!

Mahesh Shetty,
Richardson
Finance Executive, 45

posted by Mahesh Shetty @ 10:01 PM