Dockside Chat - ilegal signs in my city...great story!

So I'm sure no matter what city you live in you see those signs tacked to light poles or stuck in the ground right next to the road. Annoying advertising and it makes the community look like crap.

Well my city (Hollywood, FL) has come up with a solution, an absolutely brilliant one. Finally I feel like my tax dollars went to a good cause. Even though this program only costs 300 bucks.

The code enforcement officers go around removing the signs. Then they have a person enter the phone number of each sign into a database. Then an automatic calling system calls the number 20 times a day with a message saying the sign was placed illegally.

The calls never stop! The computer calls the numbers 20+ times a day. The people that own the signs are calling the city begging to be taken off the call list.

The only way to get them to stop calling is to show up in person at the police station and pay a $75.00 fine. :rofl:

I love it!!! :rofl:

http://www.local10.com/news/Robo-calls-prompt-removal-of-illegal-signs/-/1717324/15352630/-/co4mdn/-/index.html

:thumbsup:

That's a great idea, until...

some smartass puts up a shitload of signs with his neighbor's phone number on them. Or some shit kid with his teacher's, and so on...

Brilliant!
Too bad they don't have something like for the White House. Maybe he would leave.

That is awesome!

Excellent! :rofl:

That's a great idea, until...

some smartass puts up a shitload of signs with his neighbor's phone number on them. Or some shit kid with his teacher's, and so on...
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Love it!!!!! I had the same thought as I read the post!;cool;

Skyking - I thought exactly the same, only the number I was thinking of was the phone number of Mayor Bober's office.

Skyking - I thought exactly the same, only the number I was thinking of was the phone number of Mayor Bober's office.

Bober would be torn , Does he pay the fine or take it from the city fund;?

That's awesome

Won't last long. Harrassment using the phone system. The first legal challenge will make it go bye-bye. Whoever thought of it is going the right direction, though.

They need to chage politicains and political parties a fee for putting up sign of this type too.

Maybe a tax that the printers charge in advance and forward to the town in question. But that then places the shop keeper as a tax collector.

Forgot, they have us doing this allready!

So cool.
Fight fire with fire.

Great idea. Hope it catches on in Orlando and surrounding markets.

Won't last long. Harrassment using the phone system. The first legal challenge will make it go bye-bye. Whoever thought of it is going the right direction, though.
kinda agree however ITS AWESOME :thumbsup:

Would love to have that here in Clearwater for a few days hehhehhehee... Got a couple numbers that would go up ;)

So I'm sure no matter what city you live in you see those signs tacked to light poles or stuck in the ground right next to the road. Annoying advertising and it makes the community look like crap.

Well my city (Hollywood, FL) has come up with a solution, an absolutely brilliant one. Finally I feel like my tax dollars went to a good cause. Even though this program only costs 300 bucks.

The code enforcement officers go around removing the signs. Then they have a person enter the phone number of each sign into a database. Then an automatic calling system calls the number 20 times a day with a message saying the sign was placed illegally.

The calls never stop! The computer calls the numbers 20+ times a day. The people that own the signs are calling the city begging to be taken off the call list.

The only way to get them to stop calling is to show up in person at the police station and pay a $75.00 fine. :rofl:

I love it!!! :rofl:

http://www.local10.com/news/Robo-calls-prompt-removal-of-illegal-signs/-/1717324/15352630/-/co4mdn/-/index.html

Absolutely fantastic idea!

Could the offender just put call block on the number? No more calls.

Won't last long. Harrassment using the phone system. The first legal challenge will make it go bye-bye. Whoever thought of it is going the right direction, though.

Why would it be considered "harrassment" if it's just a "reminder" to pay fees that they owe for BREAKING THE LAW??? ;?

GREAT IDEA! :thumbsup:

Regards,

Great article, sent to my city council rep or consideration. We currently have manual system in place o call offenders ands it has proven costly and labor intensive. Hopefully we will be able to implement. Thanks