My view on illegal signs in medians and on poles is that since they're illegal, they must be litter. As a good citizen of VB, I feel it's my duty to pick up and dispose of litter when and where I see it.

When those things go up on my street corner, they're never there the next day. Just doing my part to keep VB clean.

(Unfortunately campaign signs are exempt from the city ordinance.)

jmo

When are the Hampton Roads cities going to start going after those who post illegal signs on telephone poles and on every street corner (on city property). GOT JUNK? Yes, we do. It shouldn't be too hard to find them and fine them...they have their phone number on every sign! Easy money! Then there are the election campaign signs that stay up for weeks after election day! More easy money!!!

I disagree not only with the signs on the truck, but the fact it is on the roads taking up space, and eating fuel and producing exhaust. I appreciate what you are pointing out but under that reasoning we would have to offer sympathy for drug kingpins.

Simply put, I agree w/ the City of VB's stance on this. it is unfortunate the steps that are being taken to enforce it but it is what it is. I'm sorry about your toes but that is how I feel.

What would you do if the City had issued you a license to do business for a couple years and then decide to put your company out of business...Admobile has invested in trucks, employees and what ever it takes to start a small business these days, to be put out of business because of one council member. Do you know that 2 other council members have supported a compromise to this issue? What if this was your company, or a family business? Would you feel the same way? I know I would not like to loose something that has taken years to build like clients and vendor relationships...It is something to think about...

Those of you griping should run for the office. She is actually very vocal in many of the matters that many of the citizens are directly affected by. What is up w/ you guys tearing down every public service person who writes a letter? Do you feel it is productive to go off of the subject for uninformed pot shots?

Hummm, let's see. How about the beautiful sites we all see everyday on all our city streets such as certain groups of youth that think it's beautiful to wear their pants down around their thighs and show their multi colored underwear to all our resort visitors.

Or the homeless living under our bridges.

Or the litter everywhere along our streets. How many plastic bags laying in fields along Princess Anne can Council members count on their way to Council meetings?

Or the number of neglected properties dotting every neighborhood, increasing daily with each rising foreclosure.

Instead our Council would prefer to tell business owners what they can and can't do. I bet the trucks that pull up out front of our Council members homes to mow their lawns or clean their pools all have "advertising" on them, who they are, their services, their address, their phone number. Where do you draw the line? How a

Who are you kidding Reba. This is about the Admobile. What's the matter, won't they contribute to your campaign?

Just think, with this First Amendment violating ordinance, the VaB city council will actually be cutting down on congestion. I for one will no longer be coming to VaB because both of my vehicles have my business "advertised" on the sides of them.

Ocean City, MD is much closer to me than VaB anyway, and even the People's Republic of Maryland apparently has a bit more respect for the 1st Amendment than does VaB.

Ms. McClanan, we all want "beautification". To me that means no monstrosities called "town center" that you can see for miles. No hundred foot tall water towers. No tearing down neighborhood schools, ballfields and 50 year old homes to widen roads or build another hospital that the area doesn't need. And it means reinstating and strictly enforcing the "Green Line" to prevent further development for which we have insufficient infrastructure (roads, schools, public transportation, etc). City Council will not be satisfied until every inch of green has been paved over. That is NOT what the citizens want, and we will keep electing new council members until we get it.

I personally do not see a problem with the mobile advertisements. They move, therefore do not pose constant visual litter. However, the barrage of signs in the median strips of every intersection in the city is out of control. I was under the impression that they were illegal. Obviously the city has no intention of enforcement (lack of manpower?) With the election coming closer I cannot imagine how much more signage will appear virtually over night. Banning the mobile units seems to be focusing their attention on the wrong issue.

We are now allowing government to go so far as to tell us that we can't paint our autos the way we want! Please tell me, where does this end?

With all due respect, allowing builders to knock down fifty year old trees to build McMansions, condominiums and strip malls is not my idea of beautification.

Covering acre after acre of natural woodlands and meadows with concrete and blacktop is not my idea of beautification.

And, building yet another Oceanfront hotel, right up to the edge of Atlantic Avenue, instead of creating the Park at Ocean-side that the majority of the voters requested, is not my idea of beautification.

Of course, as they say, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

Last thought, if we're really committed to beautification, I'd like to see ALL the billboards come down, both moving and stationary.