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The furniture store that has been holding their "going out of business" sale for the past three years is littering all four ramps on and off of Rt 2 with their signs. I counted 140 of them one Friday night. (burned them all). It is ugly. It is unsafe for any car that may need to pull to the side, and it is just plain littering.
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UGH! STUPID SIGNS (Guest)
Amherst Ohio Councilman Phil Van Treuren (Registered User)
Steve R. (Guest)
Steve R. (Guest)
livenworkhere (Guest)
Furniturestoreidiots (Guest)
Steve R (Guest)
No permits even possible for this.
Ohio Title 55, 5589.33 says the signs must be 600 foot away from the highway right of way or it's ramps.
M (Guest)
uh, isn't taking them down/burning them sort of a crime in itself? Two wrongs don't make it right... I'd hate for you to be charged with misdemeanor theft, etc.
You are trying to do it right here and a councilman has gotten involved, so good!
Amherst Ohio Councilman Phil Van Treuren (Registered User)
Good point M . . . the Mayor's office is looking into this and will get me a recommendation soon. The only thing we are trying to figure out is whether the city even has any jurisdiction here; I believe that on-ramps and off-ramps are controlled by the State of Ohio, not municipalities (Steve R., thanks so much for researching that!)
I'm going to call the Mayor's Office again this morning and find out if they have reached a conclusion yet. If it falls under the State's control, I will still contact them and find out how to remedy the problem.
Hey, while I'm thinking of it, can one of you make a note of what the business on the signs the next time you drive by and let me know? I don't mind calling the business personally as a representative of Amherst and let them know that Ohio law requires that the signs must be 600 feet away from the ramps. Thanks!
Peevedresident (Guest)
Amherst Ohio Councilman Phil Van Treuren (Registered User)
Thanks, Peevedresident. The Mayor's office just followed up with me about this . . . it is, indeed, the jurisdiction of the State of Ohio, so the City of Amherst can't remove the signs. However, the Mayor is having the Building Department call this furniture store to try and put a stop to the signs being posted. I hope this leads to a solution.
Many thanks to Mayor Taylor for listening to us on this, he is always very proactive. Thanks everyone for your input! Keep the suggestions coming.
mking (Guest)
M (Guest)
Sir, I happened to drive from Middle Ridge Rd onto Rt2(W) today, and there are about 6 signs present on the (Rt2) onramp by the Shell station and on the way back 6 more on the offramp by the Marathon (I'm new to the area so not sure if the original poster had included those) Seems to be two different advertisers, but one is a "N. Ridge Rd" address... but I hadn't seen this posting yet.
Thanks for all you're doing!
Mark
M (Guest)
Councilman, I wanted to save thank you for letting us know someone is watching, reading and taking action (so posting is not a waste of time).
I personally try to point out potholes that are narrow in width and long enough to catch a motorcycle's front tire. I called them "grabber" potholes as they can grab the front tire and throw the rider(s) from the motorcycle, possibly into oncoming traffic or traffic following them. My wife, son, dau and I ride and I'd hate to see such a simple hole cause them injury (and of course the bike damage) let alone possibly take a life.
Mark
Steve R. (Guest)
The owner works their Port Clinton Store
Furniture & Mattress Luquidation Center
4066 East Harbor Rd
Port Clinton, OH
PH: 419-734-1313
The Lorain store by the same name is ran by a lackey
Furniture & Mattress Liquidation Center
1671 North Ridge Rd
Loarain, OH
PH: 440-233-8000
mking (Guest)
Amherst Ohio Councilman Phil Van Treuren (Registered User)
クローズド Steve R (Guest)