KENNEWICK -- Mark Anderson and his neighbors on Kellogg Street at Fourth Avenue in Kennewick have learned that a good fence does indeed make for good neighbors.
Poet Robert Frost's line from Mending Wall, published in 1914, proved true for Anderson after he complained to city officials in September that the developer of Estancia Estates had built a substandard fence to enclose the 37-home development.
The city council balked at Anderson's request that Hayden Homes be ordered to redo the fence around the seven-acre project.
But City Manager Bob Hammond said he'd do what he could to get the parties involved to resolve the issue even though the city had no legal position to require a new fence.
Two months later, after working behind the scenes with city officials, neighbors and a representative of Hayden Homes, Anderson told the council this week that he was happy to report a new fence was up.
The 900-foot-long fence is a vast improvement over the first fence, he said.
"I want to thank the council, Hammond and (city attorney) Lisa Beaton," Anderson said. "We are satisfied. This has gone beyond what we had hoped."
Anderson said Hayden Homes and its representative, Nathan Machiela, deserve credit for their extensive fence upgrades.
"It's pretty impressive," he told the council Tuesday.
* John Trumbo: 509-582-1529; jtrumbo@tricityherald.com
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