tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post4316221038611648736..comments2023-10-15T09:26:58.086-05:00Comments on Woodstock Advocate: Political Signs – Time To GoGushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09036550825708569102noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-89655924671891186812008-03-08T18:12:00.000-06:002008-03-08T18:12:00.000-06:00Do you have suggestions for getting the politician...Do you have suggestions for getting the politicians to accept responsibility for having their signs picked up? And what do you do when the politicians do not have their signs picked up?Gushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036550825708569102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-64717657848830801332008-03-08T14:57:00.000-06:002008-03-08T14:57:00.000-06:00Right! Politicians have volunteers put them up why...Right! Politicians have volunteers put them up why should taxpayers pay when the same volunteers could pick the signs back up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-83731753714514840212008-03-08T14:16:00.000-06:002008-03-08T14:16:00.000-06:00The job of removing them belongs to the candidate ...The job of removing them belongs to the candidate whose name is on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-82055719299746494542008-03-06T07:06:00.000-06:002008-03-06T07:06:00.000-06:00I would be happy to pick up political signs that h...I would be happy to pick up political signs that have been abandoned, but there are two problems. Last year I inquired whether people in Woodstock could remove Garage Sale signs from public property (utility poles, traffic signposts, etc.), and the Woodstock City Manager "cautioned" me against doing so, inferring that I would be (I don't recall his exact words) stealing them and therefore subject to prosecution. So I would assume that the same "caution" (warning? threat?) would apply to removing political signs from the right-of-way.<BR/>If the old political signs are on private property, then it would be necessary and appropriate to contact the property owner to secure permission (written would be best) to remove old signs.<BR/>The job of removing them belongs to the City. There is a sign code that can be enforced. <BR/>An efficient and economical way to handle it would be by mail. For $0.41 and 1-2 minutes to prepare a pre-formatted letter, the City could request a property owner to remove abandoned political signs.<BR/>The Florida Department of Transportation trains and authorizes volunteers to remove unlawfully-posted signs from the right-of-way. Illinois would rather pay employees to do so and, even then, they don't do so.Gushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036550825708569102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-51116455738395974332008-03-06T05:38:00.000-06:002008-03-06T05:38:00.000-06:00Why don't you pick them up Gus? You have the time ...Why don't you pick them up Gus? You have the time and it seems to bother you enough. You could send your own little bill and/or citation too. Win-win-win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-38005948438059564752008-03-04T21:13:00.000-06:002008-03-04T21:13:00.000-06:00the title should be Gus - Time To Gothe title should be Gus - Time To GoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com