I tend to gravitate toward these stories when I’m up too late with a glass of wine nearby.

Squirrelman, aka David Csaky built a home for himself in the trees located on public land. Over the span of two years, he has managed to bring in many of the comforts of a typical home, including a sink and occasionally power for a small television when neighbors loan him an extension cord. One neighbor even forwards mail to Squirrelman.

The neighbors have accepted him into their neighborhood. It doesn’t appear that he is a nuisance to the majority of those who live nearby, most interviewed in the Seattle PI article mentioned that he kept the area clean and crime had gone down. Yet, one person complained to the City, prompting officials to start the process of evicting Squirrelman. He has no where to go that will accept his pets (a ferret, rat, and squirrel).

Here is the full article. I know that these laws and regulations are in place to help protect city property, but in this case, Squirrelman wasn’t doing bothering anyone. It’s one of those cases that saddens me and wish that the City could sometimes make exceptions.