Thursday, February 26, 2009
Meanwhile - in Clearwater, FL
I'm thinking that there must be more to this story.
Maybe it will come down to what the meaning of "fish" is.
I know it's costing taxpayer's money...
Maybe it will come down to what the meaning of "fish" is.
I know it's costing taxpayer's money...
At wnd.com, Joe Kovacs reports:
"$500-a-day fine for posting Constitution"
"The salty dispute started in December 2007 when Herb and Lori Quintero invested their life savings to purchase and renovate a dilapidated building they turned into the Complete Angler, selling fishing accessories such as rods, reels and live and frozen bait.
To help spruce up the building's image, they hired artist Matt Evanson and gave him free rein to paint a giant mural of marine life, thus far depicting images of six local game fish: snook, redfish, tarpon, dolphin, grouper and sailfish. But Evanson has not been able to complete the artwork – which contains no words except for his signature – because the city on Florida's Gulf Coast claims it violates the sign code.
Clearwater officials say they're merely enforcing the strict rule prohibiting murals on businesses that depict a product the business sells. Ironically, the Complete Angler does not sell game fish."
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