It 's not uncommon in Prince George' s County pass the telephone poles stuck with all that junk advertising flyers, transportation service to work from home business opportunities. Some busy roads seem to sprout illegal signs as often as weeds.
Officials in Cheverly - a city just over 1 square kilometer with a population of about 6,000 - became fed up with the "visual impairment" of illegal signs and conducted an undercover operation in which they called the companies that appear in posters, claiming to be interested? in their services. Once you have enough of a relationship between the company and the poster, which fined the business owners $ 50 for signing illegal. The city has issued 26 tickets since the initiative began in April, none of the entries has been challenged, an official said.
Municipal leaders took their efforts a step further and modify the policy of the city (which began more than two decades) to make it easier to punish those involved in the setting of illegal signs. Often, companies listed on the flyers to deny knowledge of the signs, making it difficult to punish offenders. Wisely, Cheverly expanded its "signs of the public rights of way" July 14th Ordinance to mirror the County s policy to fine any person or group linked to the signs, regardless of whether they admit their involvement. Unless the company or individuals listed to provide credible evidence that signs were posted without their participation will be ticketed.
Since the crackdown, Cheverly city manager 's said that there have been new signs on telephone poles in town.
While the removal of illegal signs by itself does not beautify the community, it sends a message that the city is proud of his community, has a stand of offenders and is intended to provide a good quality of life residents. Other municipalities, if not 't already, you should consider doubling Cheverly' s effort. After all, not only the community to be cleaner, but many could afford the fines increased budget.
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