Results tagged “yard” from York City Limits

My fiance and I have been spending our Sunday afternoons at open houses.

Last weekend, we went to see a home in the city that, admittedly, was at the high end of the price range we think we can afford. It was a two-story brick home, in a nice neighborhood with a nice little fenced yard. There's no way either of our cars would fit in the tiny garage, but there were two parking spaces off street. Inside, it was gorgeous: sunroom, big kitchen, nice bathroom.

In short, I loved it. Then as we browsed through the brochure, we came to the part where taxes are listed.

County, city and school taxes totaled more than $6,000 together.
 
Yikes. We've looked at homes in other municipalities with taxes that aren't even a third of that.

Spread $6,000 out over a year, and it would add $500 a month on top of the mortgage payment.

Yeah, there's no way we can do that.

So, I guess the lesson learned is, if we look in the city, we need to slash our price range. Sad, though. Such a nice house.

If you love gardening (or have been inspired to start by our First Lady) but don't have a yard, here's some info on a community garden as written in a news brief by my co-worker Teresa Boeckel.

This community garden isn't located in the city, but not having a place to garden seems like a city issue to me so I am putting it up on this blog. Not to mention, in these times stretching a budget with healthful foods is an idea we all can rally around, no matter your zip code.

Garden plots can be rented at the Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education, and food from a garden could help people save on grocery bills.
    A 20-foot by 20-foot plot is going for $25 this season. Gardeners can rent up to four additional plots for $15 each.
    The season runs from April 15 to Oct. 31. The deadline for registration and payment is March 31.
   Renters can receive the following benefits:
   The initial plowing of the plot in the spring.

•    Advice offered at Master Gardeners work sessions at The Gardens at John Rudy County Park, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mondays and 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Thursdays.
•     Additional advice from Master Gardeners available for gardeners who come in or call the Penn State Cooperative Extension Office at 840-7408 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays.

    For more information or to register, call the Horn Farm at 757-6441.