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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regina,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Signs like yours are illegal if placed on poles,
trees, vacant houses, etc., unless you have permission of the owner. If
you want more clarification, please contact </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ms. Dale Thompson. The fines for placing
shuch signs can be $200/per sign per day. See the article from the
Baltimore Sun, as well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sincerely,<BR> <BR>W. Brad Schlegel<BR>Block
Captain - EGLSCA<BR>1552 Oakridge Road<BR>Baltimore, MD 21218-2228</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>410-467-1933 - H<BR>410-962-9506 - W and Voice
Mail<BR><A
href="mailto:william.schlegel@us.army.mil">william.schlegel@us.army.mil</A>, <A
href="mailto:brad.schlegel@irs.gov">brad.schlegel@irs.gov</A>, <A
href="mailto:Schlegelw@mi.army.mil">Schlegelw@mi.army.mil</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:17 AM<BR>Subject:
RE: differences in signs COUNCIL BILL 05-0051<BR><BR>> Any sign posted on
City right of way even if it is for a lost dog, yard<BR>sale; community clean up
etc. is a violation and would be subject to a<BR>citation. I would not
suggest an exception to the Bill. With an exception<BR>you open the door
to a long list of exceptions, i.e. Private owners selling<BR>their home
who feel they are very different from the large real estate<BR>company.
Yard sales are for profit, and lost dog signs many times offer
a<BR>reward.<BR>><BR>> When you start making exceptions to Bills you only
open the door for those<BR>who are cited to appeal the citation and you weaken
the Bill. If it is a<BR>violation to post signs on poles and vacant
properties it should not matter<BR>what kind of sign.<BR>><BR>> I would
strongly suggest people having yard sales and those who have lost<BR>their pet
should ask neighbors, friends and relatives to put signs in their<BR>yard.
They should also take advantage of community message boards in
super<BR>markets.<BR>><BR>> S. Dale Thompson<BR>> Assistant
Chief<BR>> Environmental Services<BR>> Bureau of Solid Waste<BR>> 410
396-8618 fax 410 539-7502</FONT></DIV>
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<H1>Council approves city signs measure</H1>
<DIV class=subheadline>Bill raises fines, allows removal</DIV>
<DIV class=byline>By John Fritze</DIV>
<DIV class=titleline>Sun Reporter</DIV>
<DIV class=date>May 2, 2006</DIV>
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<DIV class=text>Businesses caught placing signs on telephone poles and along
street medians in Baltimore would face not only stiffer penalties but also the
wrath of community groups incensed over the practice, under a proposal approved
by the City Council yesterday.<BR><BR>The ordinance - the latest intended to
increase the quality of life in city neighborhoods - doubles the penalty for
posting illegal signs to $200 and directs half of the revenue collected from
those fines to the neighborhood groups who organize efforts to rip them
down.<BR><BR>"This puts citizens into the effort," said City Councilwoman Mary
Pat Clarke, who authored the legislation. "We're already taking the signs down.
Let's reward those who have to suffer the insult."<BR><BR>Neighborhood leaders
throughout the city and beyond have registered complaints about the "Work from
home" and "We buy homes" signs that have proliferated public spaces, blocking
sight lines at busy intersections and cluttering up green spaces along public
rights of way.<BR><BR>The council approved the measure unanimously, with one
abstention, from Councilwoman Belinda Conaway. A city spokesman said Mayor
Martin O'Malley would sign the legislation.<BR><BR>Illegal signs have become an
issue in communities across the country, as city and state governments have
looked at stepping up penalties.<BR><BR>The Baltimore County Council approved
legislation last night that would authorize residents to remove illegal signs,
expanding that power beyond certain county employees. The council also set a
civil fine of $500 for the posting of illegal signs on public
property.<BR><BR>For Baltimore City, Clarke introduced the measure last year but
said momentum has grown in the past several months as the number of signs
increased with the warmer weather. The ordinance also would specifically allow
residents to remove the signs.<BR><BR>The monetary impact of the measure will be
small for the city and the designated neighborhood groups expected to receive
the revenue collected from penalties.<BR><BR>In the past three years, the city
collected $5,700 in fines associated with illegal signs, according to the city
Finance Department. Another $139,000 remains unpaid.<BR><BR>Still, the signs
have drawn attention from neighborhood groups. Last month, residents of <A
href="/entertainment/visitor/bal-guide-charlesvillage,0,6833564.htmlstory?coll=bal-pe-maryland"
target=_blank>Charles Village</A>, Waverly, Guilford and Ednor Gardens organized
an event to tear down illegal signs. Some neighborhood leaders say the
advertisements make it appear as though their community is
declining.<BR><BR>"They need to come down, and they need to be stopped," said
Beth Bullamore, president of the <A
href="/entertainment/visitor/bal-guide-charlesvillage,0,6833564.htmlstory?coll=bal-pe-maryland"
target=_blank>Charles Village</A> Civic Association, which took part in the
event last month. "We're all just tired of seeing these signs everywhere. They
look tacky."<BR><BR>The sign ban is the second piece of legislation passed by
city officials this year aimed at cutting down paper in
neighborhoods.<BR><BR>Earlier, the council approved - and O'Malley signed - a
ban on fliers placed in doorways and on fences. Businesses placing commercial
material on private property, from Chinese takeout menus to advertisements for
Realtors, could receive a $50 fine.<BR><BR>
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<DIV class=story-tagline>Sun reporter Josh Mitchell contributed to this article.
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=yogaonwheels@yahoo.com href="mailto:yogaonwheels@yahoo.com">regina
ARMENTA</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=Chat@charlesvillage.info
href="mailto:Chat@charlesvillage.info">Chat@charlesvillage.info</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 15, 2007 9:54 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Chat] Question???</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello all<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> My name is <st1:City
w:st="on">Regina</st1:City>, you may have seen my flyers around <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Charles</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, for a Community Yoga Class.
I was in the park tonight checking on the flyers so I could take old ones down
and put new ones up. A man rode up on a bike and told me that this was not
allowed stating that it was the day after the park clean
up. He tore them down and handed them to me crumbled out of his
pocket. I took the rest of them down to avoid any
conflict. I have seen many flyers put up around the park
advertising community events. I can imagine that this could be a
problem if the flyers were not taken down after they were out of date,
therefore, becoming an eye sore. I am not sure who this man was, but
I wanted to know if this is a community decision. I thought this was
okay especially because the flyers I had put up last week were
still in the park a day after the park clean up. My
assumption was that people would have ripped them down yesterday
during clean up if they thought they were inappropriate.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am a new home owner in the
area and would like to know the general etiquette for this type of
situation.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Have a beautiful night!</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regina<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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