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Westchester Town Reviewing Ordinance After Family Told To Remove BLM Yard Sign Westchester Town Reviewing Ordinance After Family Told To Remove BLM Yard Sign
Westchester Town Reviewing Ordinance After Family Told To Remove BLM Yard Sign A Westchester town is making legislative changes after drawing the ire of many for ordering a resident to remove a banner quoting Martin Luther King, citing the town’s code. The Town of Eastchester is currently reviewing and analyzing its decades-old sign ordinance to “update and clarify provisions therein” after a homeowner was threatened with a fine to remove a banner he put up at his home. “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE,” the banner read outside an Eastchester home. In response, the homeowner was issued a notice from town, threatening a $1,000 daily fine, court ap…

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