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Girl Engineers Treehouse Mansion, Township Orders It Dismantled

ByGuest Post May 26, 2015May 26, 2015

Elise Truchan, 14-year-old Leet Township resident, engineered a two-story treehouse for a school “innovation project;” complete with a carpeted penthouse, exterior siding, rope ladder, sliding windows, a birdhouse, and a battery-powered fan and lighting. Her local government is now telling her to tear it down. Cool, guys. While private and public education professionals and entities…

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‘Come and Take It!’ Texas family fights to save treehouse from city

ByGuest Post June 2, 2014June 2, 2014

AUSTIN, TX–Glen Ridge Drive is the site of an unlikely mini rebellion. A flag made famous by the Battle of Gonzales, the birthplace of the Texas revolution, waves proudly from a treehouse that the city of Austin is trying to take down. The Meroney family and their neighbors challenge, “Come and take it!” It all…