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Man Fined $500 For Posting Signs Without Permit In Woodbridge

The man was issued a summons after officials say he posted signs advertising a power washing business.

A Matawan man has been fined $500 for posting advertising signs without a permit in Woodbridge, officials said.

Woodbridge has a “Quality-of-Life” Code Enforcement Task Force Inspection Program that targets illegal multi-family residential boarding homes and apartments, property maintenance violations, and the illegal posting of advertising signs, according to a news release from the township.

On July 22, the task force issued a summons to Celik Musa, of Crest Circle, Matawan, charging him with posting illegal signs that advertised residential power washing services, the news release said.

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Officials say the task force found signs that had been improperly posted on telephone poles, traffic signs, and along highway right-of-ways.

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Musa had been setting up a ladder in the bed of his truck so he could post the signs high up on telephone poles, officials said. Woodbridge workers had to use a bucket truck to remove them.

On Friday, a judge in Woodbridge Township Municipal Court found Musa guilty of posting advertising signs without a permit and imposed the fine.

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