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Politics: Lets get real about yard signs

Posted in Politics with tags , on October 6, 2008 by Billy Dennis

One year ago, before the campaigns heated up, one could drive down any major thoroughfare and conclude the City of Peoria has absolutely no rule or regulation regarding signs in the right of way.

This is NOT a problem that crops up in the weeks before elections. This is a constant problem. It’s not just signs for yard sales, or “for sale” signs. Commercial businesses think nothing of littering the city’s right-of-way with their ugly signs.

It appears the city is going to enforce the law, now that the violators include candidates for office. It won’t stop until the city decides to issue tickets to violators, and frankly I’m not sure the city has the power to do that.

Feh.

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Politics: City about to lower the boom on campaign sign scofflaws

Posted in Politics with tags , , on October 6, 2008 by Billy Dennis

(Press release)

Date: October 6, 2008
Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554
Subject: SIGNS IN RIGHT-OF-WAY

All private signs in the public right of way are prohibited. Political candidates will have until Thursday, October 9, 2008, to remove their signs from the public right of way. If they are not removed, City of Peoria Public Works crews will start removing the signs on October 10, 2008. Signs can be retrieved from the our Public Works Facility on Dries Lane, 3505 N. Dries Lane. After ten days, the signs will be discarded.

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Local: Signs in right-of-way are prohibited

Posted in Local with tags , , on September 19, 2008 by Billy Dennis

(Press release from Peoria City Hall)

NEWS RELEASE

Date: September 19, 2008
Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554
Subject: SIGNS IN RIGHT-OF-WAY
17-10 – a./8 of the City Ordinance

All private signs in the public right of way are prohibited. As a reminder, any private advertisement in the public right of way is prohibited. The signs are subject to be removed and disposed of.

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