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Now finally removed local ordinance offending signage
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On a rainy Saturday afternoon, Quincy Quarry News Mobile One was out and about on the mean as well as wet streets of Quincy looking for news and this mission was accomplished!
Surprisingly so as a matter of fact, if not arguably a summertime miracle!
Fully eight months and a bit more after last November’s mayoral and other local offices elections, the Koch Machine finally took down the signage at the former Koch Campaign headquarters on Hancock Street and so finally complied with the city’s signage ordinance that storefront signage for a shutdown operation be removed in a timely manner.
Will the last one to leave turn out the lights?
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Then again, the Koch Machine has arguably conversely gone a step further forward per its standard operating procedure via its recently ignoring local ordinance Section 17A so as to score wicked fat pay raises for Quincy’s mayor and invertebrate city council members.
In any event, the retro neon sign outside of the long-closed and somewhat nearby Sully’s bar need not fear a challenge from any complainant as it continues to remain in place in spite of the fact that Sully’s former proprietor called last call for the last time over six years ago.
Why so long?
The owner of the property opted to not renew Sully’s lease but is rumored to want to recycle the Sully neon sign when the property owner might finally get around to redevelop the former site of Sully’s, the original home of the now also gone Fat Cat Restaurant, and the parking lot for owner’s adjacent corporate headquarters.
What’s a favor among friends?
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In short, drop regular “contributions” on the Koch reelection campaign war chest and special consideration happens.
In fact, in the grand scheme of things in Quincy during interminable Koch era, this solid is a short one for the money.
Well, stop the presses! Koch’s reelection campaign finally figured out how to read the local sign ordinance. It’s about time they discovered that rules apply to everyone – even those running for office. Maybe next, they’ll figure out how to follow the speed limit or, dare I say, recycle. But hey, baby steps, right? Kudos to the campaign for catching up with basic civic responsibilities. Who knows, maybe this newfound respect for ordinances will translate into actual governance. But let’s not get our hopes up. For now, let’s just celebrate this small victory for common sense!
Why has Noel DiBona not been called out or fined for placing his signs in violation of the citys Political sign ordinance. Given we just gave this guy a pay raise you would think he would know the rules and follow them. For his information signs on residental zoned properties it is 10 days before the primary. How can he think of doing the Registar of Deeds job needing to follow rules and accurate filings.
Howard,
Quick and dirty, the local political signage ordinance was variously overridden a few election cycles ago by as I vaguely recall a court ruling re basically free speech.
The lingering and perhaps bigger problem is that Team Boner is infamous for putting up signs without permission.