FENCES AND HEDGES CONT'D.

I too like the previous bloggers on this site have lived in Venice my whole life, and remember the days when we were able to leave front doors unlocked, and not worry about parking our car on the street for fear of a break-in. These are different times in our neighborhood when a high front yard fence serves as extra added protection. We are fools if we don't acknowledge the crime problem in this area, and if a high front fence on my own property line makes me feel a little safer,so be it. I am deeply offended that other neighbors feel they have the right to standardize what a "sense of belonging to the community" is by stating that a high front yard fence hinders community participation. If it were that simple that if we removed all the high front fences in the area, Venice would become more united? That is complete nonsense. Maybe we should form "task forces" to remove abandon cars and other junk from neighbors yards, which in my opinion is more of a lack of participation and respect for your community than a high front fence.