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Signs of the Times in Montville

Campaign sings are everywhere. And there's no rules about how long we'll be seeing them

 

The signs are everywhere. Mostly red, white, blue, -- although I’ve seen some in bright green and yellow – plastic and cardboard, small, medium and large, some very large; on main roads and side streets, on public land and private, in driveways.

According to Town Clerk Lisa Terry, the Town of Montville doesn’t have an ordinance that regulates how long after an election or political event the signs must be removed. And there is no town charter language on the matter and no zoning regulation either.

And after a Connecticut Civil Liberties Union letter warning mayors and first selectman across the state that regulations on political or campaign signs displayed in public it’s not surprising that there is not regulation or law on the books.

About 30 minutes after the polls closed Tuesday night, Montville Patch chatted with Republican candidate Leon Moore as he removed signs, not necessarily for aesthetic reasons but because those signs, love them or hate them, don’t come cheap

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REVMAN May 19, 2013 at 10:19 am
Richard --Then why pass a law?? Pass that law then another making it mandatory.And that is EXACTLYRead More what I said no law,ect you re-read again.
Richard Waselik May 19, 2013 at 05:54 am
What law making you do anything? Its voluntary. Read it again...
REVMAN May 18, 2013 at 09:24 am
It looks to me like another LAW that will not work if you haven't set up a retirement plan theRead More minute you got a job that's your problem.What is wrong with the younger generation is you say to them if they had a ROTH when I was working I wouldn't need an accountant to do my taxes.No law will help you save for retirement only YOU can do that.
m.white May 9, 2013 at 06:53 pm
Thanks.I did see a CL&P truck right after I came across the road closure.Kudo's to the powerRead More company for their fast response...
Raymond Occhialini May 9, 2013 at 02:02 pm
There was a power line problem on Fire Street. The power company responded in a timely manner toRead More repair the problem.
REVMAN May 9, 2013 at 04:08 pm
They should bury him in pieces so as to show ALLAH he disgraced his people and religion
Lori Houser May 7, 2013 at 02:56 pm
I mean isn't there a burial plot just for killers somewhere. Where they want to bury this killer isRead More in a plot where some of our lost soldiers are buried. That's just sick.
Chris Lawton May 2, 2013 at 12:20 pm
June 8th but it has been moved to Town Hall. Please confirm with P&R
Ron May 15, 2013 at 12:34 pm
A great leap backward for the Patch. Most people I know say it is too hard to comment. I agree itRead More stinks.
Daniella Ruiz May 9, 2013 at 08:44 am
all above, i agree. the layout of this has become rife with those dumb 'frames', cute slidingRead More (annoying) things, and those drop down menues are simply time wasting! like the old originalk Model T Ford, the site has 'improved' beyond utility, to an expression of some PhD in Info Tech's fantasy. i mentioned the same to whatziz name, paul?, but this new look must have been like a 'hammer' from Arrianne Huffington herself. most people use ad blocking software anyway, to obscure the junk they try to foist on you, they should just offer a nice consolidated page (alone) that shows local deals within range of the people who read.
farm guy May 3, 2013 at 08:58 pm
I can't figure out how to use this sight. I quit