Is This the Way to Attract Business in Holliston?

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Is This the Way to Attract Business in Holliston?

by Paul Saulnier 1/29/12

Anyone with a small business in Holliston knows this form of advertising will not endear you to the Zoning Enforcement Officer.

HollistonReporter.com has been contacted by several residents complaining about these signs which appeared along Washington Street today. A call to the toll free number connected only to an answering machine.

The Town Fathers understand the tough times that small businesses have endured during the recession and have worked with owners as much as legally possible. But illegal signs, either in the form of sandwich boards or on lawns have not been tolerated.

These Burma Shave inspired signs will not be well received on Monday morning when You-Know-Who passes by them on his way into Town Hall. And they could possibly turn potential business away.

Posted in Marketplace.

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Thank the Lord, that crime wave has been averted. If this got out of hand, some of those houses on Washington Street might have gotten painted.

- LT | 1/30/12 9:08 PM

Building Inspector Peter Tartakoff contacted the person responsible for the postings violation. He was informed that the illegal signage must be removed by noon on Tuesday, 1/31/12 or suffer the consequences according to the law.

- Bill Tobin | 1/30/12 1:35 PM

Section 126. Whoever paints, or puts upon, or in any manner affixes to, any fence, structure, pole, rock or other object which is public property or the property of another, whether within or without the limits of the highway, any words, device, trade mark, advertisement or notice which is not required by law to be posted thereon, without first obtaining the written consent of the municipal or public officer in charge thereof or the owner or tenant of such property, shall, upon complaint of such municipal or public officer, or of such owner or tenant, be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars, and in addition shall forfeit to the use of the public or private owner of such property or the tenant thereof the cost of removing or obliterating such defacement to be recovered in an action of tort. Any word, device, trade mark, advertisement or notice which has been painted, put up or affixed within the limits of a highway in violation of this section shall be considered a public nuisance, and may be forthwith removed or obliterated and abated by any person.

- Paul Saulnier | 1/30/12 1:13 PM

Read MGL. Chap266 Sec126.(think it fits?)

- Larry Marsell Sr | 1/30/12 9:53 AM