Darien First Selectman Urges Residents To Be Mindful Of Lawn Signs
DARIEN, CT — With election season kicking into full gear, Darien First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky issued a reminder to residents this week about political lawn signs.
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In the regularly scheduled Board of Selectmen meeting on Oct. 7, Zagrodzky said the state had put out a notice saying political lawn signs are not allowed on state-owned property.
He also said he’s received a few calls to his office about people taking down opposition political signs in town, although he didn’t specify where or which signs were involved.
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“That’s also a big no-no,” Zagrodzky added. “These signs are out there for candidates to promote themselves for this election. If you’ve agreed to put that sign up in your yard and someone takes it down, that’s depriving you of your right to express your point of view about that candidate. That kind of behavior doesn’t belong in Darien — maybe other towns do that — but let’s not have that here. I would ask everybody to refrain from that type of activity.”
Zagrodzky’s message came the same day there were reports of political lawn signs being vandalized in Vernon and Willington.
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Monday’s Board of Selectmen meeting was broadcast on Darien TV79 and can be viewed here.
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