I can sort of see both sides of the issue here, but I have to side with the students.
Instead of complaining about people parking in their yards, why doesn't the town try to do something constructive to provide more parking somehow? Can't people park on the streets? If not, maybe it's time to change that law. Maybe some of these disgruntled neighbors could rent out some of their driveway space for students who live nearby.
Fining people for having indoor furniture outdoors is just stupid. Every college town has rickety old ugly brown plaid upholstered chairs out on the porch. So what. If that's the biggest problem they have, they should be thankful.
If people choose to live in a college town, they need to be a little more open minded and accepting of the atmosphere of a college town. It's going to involve drinking and cars and ugly furniture, and if you can't deal with it, don't live by students. It's like people in Chicago who live next door to a live music venue and then complain about it. Duh!
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