phillip blevins spent thousands of dollars on the treehouse. the county says he built it too close to his property line and they want him to move it or lower it. blevins says it's not a good idea. >> it's attached to four live trees. i don't think i'd be able to remove it myself or even reelect it and regardless of what we do i would say we'll lose four trees and most likely, lose the functionality of the treehouse. >> so if this sounds familiar, it should. it's because mark grapin ran into similar problems in fairfax county. last month the zoning board ruled he could keep his treehouse where it was. blevins says he's planning to get a lawyer. >>> we've certainly felt the temperatures drop the last couple days and it's caught some motorists and our transit system a bit off guard. reporter: i'm surae chinn in fairfax where the coldest days so far this season have caused some problems anywhere from cracks on the metro tracks to cars. you think everything is working fine. the battery, fluids, tires, but in hours that can all change in a cold snap.

. >> reporter: it is a labor of love for phillip blevins.s building this ecofriendly tree house with his sons. after the air force family transferred from colorado. >> we contacted the county and said we're at building a tree house in the backyard. and they told us that for a tree house, unless it was going to be something extravagant, that we didn't need any permission or paperwork to go along with that. >> reporter: two months after finishing the tree house, blevins was deployed as part of operation enduring freedom. someone anonymously brought it to the county's attention saying it was too close to the fence line. denise blevins called the zoning official and asked for a delay. >> i said there is nothing i can do. my husband is deployed. what am i going to do? he said that he would just talk to his supervisors and see if we could delay any action on it. and he did. >> reporter: but on friday, the family got a court sum onss saying the tree house has to be moved or torn down. and has 21 days to comply. this is the second time a military fa

in the meantime, the blevins say they have contacted an attorney., news4. >>> the blevins say they don't believe they can appeal the summons before the fairfax county zoning board because the matter is already in circuit court. turning to sports, the caps are on a winning streak. >> yes, we are. at 3 we are. they're going to try to keep it going against the flames. dan has more. >> reporter: trying to keep that winning streak rolling into the new year. the guys have won three games in a row. that's the strongest winning streak under new head coach dale hunter. they'll also get a boost because mike green who has missed 23 games is going to be back in the lineup. nick backstrom hasn't missed a game the entire season. we caught up with him a bit ago and asked if the team is finally back on track. >> i hope so. i have a good feeling in the team. and we're playing good lately. except the two first periods against columbus. i think we've been playing good and hopefully we can keep doing what we're doing. >> reporter: do you think in the long run, i know i

blevins says he called the county before he started building. they told him over the phone they had no problem. then someone complained and now the county is stepping in. >> they're saying it has to be at least 1 foot away from the fence line for every foot tall that it is. reporter: it's about 15 feet tall. the blevins spent thousands of dollars building the treehouse. if they have to take it down, it will be destroyed and so will the trees. >> it's attached to four live trees. reporter: in a statements fairfax county says the treehouse just needs to be moved back or lowered so it's under 7 feet tall. blevins says it just doesn't seem fair. he's planning to get a lawyer. after all, it's supposed to be for the kids. >> they're very upset over the possibility of having to take this down. so we hope it doesn't come to that. reporter: in springfield, virginia, i'm in in, 9 news now. >> so what do you think? who blevins be forced to move or lower his treehouse or is the county being unreasonable? log onto facebook. >>> the man accused of setting ove

phillip blevins spend two years building this ecofriendly treehouse with his sons in springfield.x county, claiming it was too close to the fence line. blevins was deployed at the time, and zoning officials told his wife they would delay any action by the county. blevins is now home, and this friday the family got a court summons saying the treehouse had to be moved or torn down within three weeks. >> it's very frustrating because the kids love it, and this is something we did for them. i don't know how you move four live trees and salvage this. >> last month an iraq war veteran in fairfax county finally won permission to keep his children's treehouse standing after his second try for a zoning variance. >>> 6:47 now. george allen's bid for his old u.s. senate seat may be about to get even more difficult. republican delegate robert marshall is reportedly considering entering the race. marshall represents prince william county and has served in the virginia house of delegates for more than 20 years. virginia republicans will choose their nominee for the senate race in june. >>> tomo

phillip blevins spent two years building this eco-friendly treehouse with his sons in springfield. someone reported house to springfield county claiming it was too close to the fence line. blevins was deployed at the time, and county officials said they would delay any action by the county. blevins is home, and the family got a court summons saying the treehouse had to be removed or torn down or removed within three weeks. >> the kids love it. this is something we did for them. i don't know how you move four live trees and salvage this. >> last month an iraqi war veteran won permission to keep his children's treehouse standing after his second try for a zoning variance. >>> we're getting our first taste of winter weather now. the temperatures are only in the teens, and we found people bundled up braving the winter cold in arlington. in silver spring we found people making the best of the cold weather. dozen of people hit the ice at the ice skating rink in veterans plaza. we just received word of a number of school closings and delays. frederick county, virginia, and winchester scho

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