Here in New Orleans, I contributed an article titled "Streetside Blight: Clean Up Your Neighborhood By Tossing Bandit Signs" to the Trumpet, which is published by an organization called the Neighborhoods Partnership Network that fosters cooperation among neighborhood groups. You can read it by clicking on the link below and then clicking on the arrow until you get to page 5:

http://www.npnnola.com/trumpets/read/26/marchapril-2011-neighborhood-revitalization

With the editor's permission, I used a pseudonym.

Feel free to adapt the article for similar use in your own local publications.

The Trumpet, and the Neighborhoods Partnership Network group look like great endeavors.
My thanks to them.
Good article there too.
Betty

Great article.

I think that article will generate new members and folks who want to get involved with cleaning up their community. Itprovided info on the problm and what do do about it.

Nice to get the Causs forum in there too!

wevl

New Orleans Councilwoman Cracks Down on Illegal Signs

UPTOWN, NEW ORLEANS—

A New Orleans councilwoman is pushing for strict enforcement of a law that's been on the books for decades.

'Bandit signs' are illegal and have been for years, but if drive around the city, you'll see thousands of advertisements, staples and chunks of old torn paper and shreds on utility poles.

A few weeks ago, councilwoman Stacy Head rewrote the ordinance that bans unauthorized signage in the city, making it simple to understand and easy to be enforced. Everyone is asked to help and take down signs.

An uptown photographer, Carroll Grevemberg, is furious about the blight. He says the administration is still slacking on enforcement and punishment.

"Look, if you've seen this close up, it's not just two or three signs and staples, it's 30 years of staples that slowly ruin this infrastructure. It's got to stop because it's an eyesore. It's adding to our blight.

http://www.bayoubuzz.com/louisiana-local-news/new-orleans-news/273969-new-orleans-councilwoman-cracks-down-on-illegal-signs

On the ABC website that has the whole story there has been 3 comments. @ from a sign spammer and one from someone who says this rewritten ordinance is just another example of the evil white-man (his hyphen) trying to keep the hood down.
I tried to add a comment but it didn't show up?
WOW.
Betty