The Hanson city administrator is condemning a “Trump 2024” emblem projected on a water tower, saying the motion may “cost a significant amount of taxpayer dollars.”
Officers within the South Shore city are slated to subject a cease-and-desist order to the resident who they are saying is “projecting the image of a political sign from their property” onto the municipal water tower.
City Administrator Lisa Inexperienced didn’t point out that the political signal is a “Trump 2024” emblem in a assertion launched Saturday night time.
Officers grew to become conscious of the exercise on Friday.
”This misleads the general public into believing that this exercise is sanctioned by or condoned by the City,” Inexperienced mentioned. “As a governmental entity, the Town of Hanson does not endorse candidates for any office from any political party, nor does the Town allow political signs to be displayed on municipal property.”
Projecting an indication of assist for the previous president and Republican nominee on the water tower is a “violation of town bylaws,” per Hanson’s signal laws.
The cease-and-desist order that the city intends to subject the resident, who was not named by the city, carries the “maximum fine of $100 per day” till the brand is not seen, Inexperienced mentioned.
The positive, nevertheless, will “likely not cover” bills that the city is placing into addressing the state of affairs.
City freeway staff are shining a highlight on the water tower to dim the projection, and additional measures are being thought-about, Inexperienced mentioned.
“This individual’s actions have the potential to cost a significant amount of taxpayer dollars,” she mentioned, “including attorney fees, overtime to pay Highway Department workers to turn the spotlight on and off each day, and the potential for having to rent or purchase stronger lighting equipment.”
