l. Free-standing political signs: I read in yesterday's MinMan that one of my constituents was told to remove a political sign from her front lawn in ...
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Ephraim Weiss
Eph@...
Nov 1, 2002 3:09 pm
Political signs are exempt from the prohibition of free-standing signs. This is a matter of freedom of speech, whose precedence would be upheld in court....
Ruth, Our sign bylaw does forbid political bill boards on home lawns. HOWEVER, courts have ruled that political signs can be displayed as a constitutionally...
Bylaw or no bylaw, I would not even think of telling one of my neighbors not to express his political opinion. Tom Diaz Precinct 2 "Fred Rosenberg"...
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Lynne Pease
lpease@...
Nov 1, 2002 5:30 pm
SELECTMEN'S MEETING November 4, 2002 7:30 p.m. The first ten minutes of regularly scheduled meetings will be reserved for citizens wishing to raise questions...
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Ruth Thomas
rthomas@...
Nov 1, 2002 6:42 pm
I'd better reread the letter in the MinMan! Ruth S. Thomas...
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barrje@...
Nov 1, 2002 7:55 pm
Ruth: Allow me to contribute my two cents worth here about the sign flap. Before I begin I would like to say that I agree fully with Eph's comments. That done...
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Jane Gennaro
jgennaro@...
Nov 1, 2002 8:51 pm
LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING with Permanent Building Committee Tuesday, November 5, 2002 Fiske Elementary School 34A Colony Road, Lexington, MA 02420 ...
I was born before 1975, Jim, so perhaps I'll toss in a dissenting view. I understand that we have a by-law against lawn signs--although I wasn't aware of that...
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Lorraine Fournier
lfournier24@...
Nov 1, 2002 9:36 pm
Dear Town Meeting Members, Bylaws or no bylaws, I will put whatever I choose on my front lawn. It is obvious that this community is like no other that I know...
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barrje@...
Nov 1, 2002 9:39 pm
Dave: You have an interesting and valid viewpoint there. You have also coined one hell of a good rallying phrase "just don't do" for those of us who are...
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Edith Sandy
esandy@...
Nov 1, 2002 10:50 pm
What would you all think about a warrant article to modify the sign bylaw to allow political lawn signs, since the prohibition against political signs is...
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carolliff@...
Nov 1, 2002 11:00 pm
Last sping I noticed several very large signs on several lawns regarding the vote on the pay as you throw issue. I called the police both times and the police...
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Lorraine Fournier
lfournier24@...
Nov 2, 2002 2:30 am
Edith, Thank You. I would like something done about this bylaw. I think it would make everyone more comfortable about participating in the election process. If...
There is a reason for the by-law which is to restrict other signs such as large ads for Viagra from sprouting in people's yards, so it is necessary to amend it...
I would support a modification like this if it came up, but I agree with David that it isn't necessary from a legal or law enforcement viewpoint. The reason...
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Ruth Thomas
rthomas@...
Nov 4, 2002 2:40 pm
Hi, David, I am coming closer to your view and the view of my neighbor, Sheila Hoadley, who was told to remove the sign on her lawn. With voting not high on...
I am writing, in my capacity as Lexington's representative to the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission and as the Lexington Selectman member of the Hanscom Area...
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jedsnyder@...
Nov 5, 2002 4:48 pm
Ruth, You should check the exact requirements. We voted by absentee this year because we are in SC on a vacation. They explained the requirements and I...
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jedsnyder@...
Nov 5, 2002 4:52 pm
Fred, Do you really think that a candidate can control who puts signs in their yards, even if they wanted to, and should be penalized at the polls because...
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Lorraine Fournier
lfournier24@...
Nov 5, 2002 5:45 pm
Dear Jed, I went to the Selectmen's meeting last night because I wanted to speak about the political lawn signs. It seems nobody knows what they are doing...
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Rod Cole
rodc@...
Nov 5, 2002 8:07 pm
Whatever one may feel about political lawn signs, if we have a by-law that is unconstitutional, we have a problem. We have a bigger problem if we have such a...
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Lorraine Fournier
lfournier24@...
Nov 5, 2002 9:49 pm
Rod, I agree, but would like this to go before town meeting for many reasons. What I asked the Selectmen to do was to review the by-laws and put a notice in...
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P Hamburger
phamburger@...
Nov 6, 2002 7:23 pm
I am a strong advocate of making our bylaws conform with reality. Because of this I requested an article in the warrant a couple of years ago to change the...
If there are others who want to adopt Paul's suggestion, which makes sense, I would be willing to contribute to the legal research and drafting effort. Let me...
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Lorraine Fournier
lfournier24@...
Nov 6, 2002 8:35 pm
Dear Town Meeting Members, As I stated at the Selectmens meeting Monday, I would like very much to see changes in the current by-laws for signs. Those of you...
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P Hamburger
phamburger@...
Nov 7, 2002 3:00 am
Lorraine, Sure I'll help with signatures, but that is the easy part: you only need 10. The hard part is creating some wording and intent that is sufficiently...
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Susan Elberger
sehouse@...
Nov 7, 2002 1:06 pm
MessageI would be happy to adopt the suggestion. In my mind, the idea of town by-laws conforming to the Constitution is a given. This ought to be adopted...
