Letter: Hold politicians accountable for signs

I live in the Northwest suburbs, and we are less than four weeks from an election when the political signs start to blossom for the second time this year, and they are an eyesore.

Most of the villages have specific guidance and allowance for political signs, and don't allow these signs: in the right of way (between the sidewalk and the curb); on medians within 2 feet of the roadway; in front of empty lots or buildings; or on public property.

It seems that the volunteer organizations that put these signs in place are ignoring the ordinances of the various cities they are in. These are politicians who want our votes ignoring their constituents' laws.

When one sign is left, many more pop up around it. I know it has been accepted for a long time, but I never knew the cities were against these signs, yet seem neutered to act. While villages allow public displays of personal political support on homes and businesses because they are a great and a powerful representation of our democracy, politicians and their proxies place their signage on public roadways artificially representing the size of their local support while being a visual nuisance and against city code using public property.

This four months of political assault on the public every two years needs to end, and the politicians need to be held responsible for ignoring the very citizens.

Politics is so heated all the time, it's time to turn it down in our communities. People need to take some power back, and remind the people in charge and trying to get into charge, to respect the citizens and follow the guidelines of the cities they are electioneering in.

Paul LoPiccolo

Palatine