Council President Warns Against Illegal Sign Postings

Council President Camille Ferraro has issued a warning to the people of East Brunswick: stop illegally posting signs on utility poles and street signs across town.

The president said she’s noticed that, now that summer is in full swing, there has been an increase in signs advertising everything from garage sales to car washes attached to places that Ferraro says are illegal. One such advertisement, at the intersection of Dunhams Corner Road and Ryders Lane, was even stuck to a stop sign.

“What happens is one person breaks the law, other people see it and think it’s OK, they don’t realize it’s a violation,” she said. “It’s messy, its’ sloppy and it doesn’t look right."

Ferraro said that at the next meeting the council will provide guidelines to make clear what is and isn’t legal. But for now, she asked all signs be posted on their own hangers independent of street signs.

“Every little bit that we can do to keep our township as neat and as inviting as possible is a positive,” she said.

“It’s not that I’m sitting here shaking the finger or anything, it’s a word to the wise. We don’t want to go into fining people for this.”