>Now that I've outed my Charles Bronson self, a few questions for those in
>the know:
>
>1. These plastic come-on signs ARE illegal, right?
Yes, I believe they are.
>2. Is a "citizens arrest," i.e. removing them, legal?
Yes, I think it is. Just like picking up illegal litter is
allowed (even encouraged).
>3. Is anyone at the city responsible for taking them down (such as Solid
>Waste, as with graffiti)?
>4. Has anyone ever been prosecuted? Some of these folks must put up hundreds
>of signs
I believe there are businesses that specialize in putting up signs
for you, including these illegal type of signs. It would certainly be an
improvement if they were prosecuted.
>5. When do these things go up? Dead of night?
Doesn't matter. They all have identifying info on them -- at
least a phone number. And the phone company has a process where they will
collect charges applied to a phone number (that's how the 1-900, 976-,
10-10-321, etc. billing is done, mostly.
So how about a procedure like that used for residents who won't
shovel their sidewalks or mow their lawns -- a city crew does it and the
cost is applied to their property tax bill.
So for these signs the City could have 1 or 2 people assigned to
go around and take down these signs, and for each one removed, apply a
charge ($100-$150 seems about right) to the phone number listed on the
sign. Collection would be done automatically by the phone company (for a
fee). Given the large number of these signs that I see, it should be easy
for this crew to bring in enough to cover their salary -- heck, they might
even make a profit for the city!
>I've also fantasized about staging a "Stamp out Snipe Day," where everyone
>around the city would pull these suckers down, a la an Urban Spring
>Cleaning. I don't know if we could offer a bounty, or maybe give everyone
>with a ripped-down sign a free ticket to a concert or something.
>
>Anyway, thoughts for a snipe-free spring...
>
>David Brauer
>King Field - Ward 10
Tim Bonham, Ward 12
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