This family’s fun is just trash, an anonymous tipster whined to officials in Utah.  Jeremy Trentelman constructed a cardboard fort for fun with his 3-year-old son in the front yard of his Ogden home, but he soon found out the playplace risks violating municipal litter laws and a $125 fine, the Standard-Examiner of Ogden reported.  Trentelman discovered a notice from a city code enforcement officer about the box fort on his door in the town near Salt Lake City on April 1, according to the newspaper.  The stunned Trentelmans now must dissemble the fort, which features a slide and has become popular with neighborhood children, within 15 days or face a possible waste citation, his wife, Dee, told KTSU-TV. She expressed disbelief over the city bureaucrat's actions.  “I think it’s kind of sad that he didn’t recognize that it’s a box fort,” she said. “He didn’t recognize the difference between a box fort and a pile of trash?”  But the parents haven’t technically violated the law — yet — Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell told the TV station.  “It was just a letter saying we had an anonymous complaint, and this is something you can address or, if you need help with this, give us a call,” Caldwell said.  The family does plan to demolish the fort apart by the deadline, but several neighbors and residents have taken up their cause.  “Ogden city bureaucracy made the national and international news this past weekend when Jeremy Trentelman built a pretty cool-looking box fort for his kids in the front yard,” a Tuesday editorial in the Standard-Examiner reads  “We take no issue with Ogden’s policy on waste materials, junk or badly kept lawns or homes. But this particular notice is preposterous on so many levels that we suspect it was issued without fully considering all options."  ON A MOBILE DEVICE? WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.
An anonymous tipster sparked a fort fracas, telling Utah officials about a family's cardboard castle in their yard.