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Man appeals brother's farm expansion

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OAK GLEN, Calif., July 25 (UPI) -- San Bernardino County has agreed to hear an appeal against an Oak Glen, Calif., farm owner who wants to expand his Revolutionary War re-enactment business.

The appeal was scheduled after the county Planning Commission gave Jim Riley the go-ahead to add 30 buildings to his colonial-style farm and be allowed to host overnight lodging and camping facilities for his Revolutionary War re-enactments, The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. The expansion would allow Riley to host 1,224 daytime visitors, nearly three times the population of the small California town.

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The complaint against Riley's business was filed by a neighbor -- his older brother, Dennis.

"We're all for farming and gardening and teaching kids, but we don't want to abuse that by having too many people in at any one time," Dennis Riley told the Times. "He took it too far... It sounds like a bloody war over there."

The conflict over the farm has even led to a recall campaign against Supervisor Dennis Hansberger, who some have accused of being overly supportive of Jim Riley.

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