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Letter: Campaign signs are offensive

By Joan Lewis, Vancouver
Published: July 24, 2016, 6:00am

Every year it seems we are subject to the deluge of political signs. I find it offensive beyond words when they’re planted down the medians and street dividers.

These signs create several problems. They make it impossible for maintenance crews to cut the grass, or weeds, that grow in the divide. They are particularly prolific on Northeast 164th Avenue (and 162nd) between Northeast 28th and Northeast First streets, and along Northeast Mill Plain Boulevard. Even when there is no grass, where the city (or county) may have put bark dust, trees, or shrubs, the signs take away any beauty we might have gleaned from this planting. They also put them in our roundabouts.

As a taxpayer who, I assume, pays for this ground work, this is a lack of respect by politicians for our tax dollars and for the beauty of our city. I keep hearing how Vancouver and Clark County strive to attract new businesses. It is not attractive to see streets defaced with signs (often two to four signs for the same politician in the same block). Perhaps legislation can change where, and for how long, these signs remain. Some of these signs are up for six months. It is a sad sight.

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