Greenwich
First Selectman Fred Camillo is considering a proposal to ban political signs
on public property after many were reported stolen and others were vandalized.
Over
the past several years, Republicans and Democrats in Greenwich have had an
agreement that campaign signs can only be posted on public property from two
weeks before an election until one day after.
But
even that short window has led to some tense disputes in town.
The
political action committee Greenwich Voices for Democracy says more than 100 of
its signs that linked President Donald Trump to local Republican
candidates have disappeared.
Authorities
say they are investigating the alleged thefts, as well as lewd graffiti drawn
on signs that supported the police department.
Any
ordinance to ban political signs on public property beginning next year would
need to be approved by the Representative Town Meeting.
“I want the town to really mull it over going forward so we can have a policy that everybody, at least a majority of people, support,” Camillo told News 12.
A ban
would not prevent people from putting up signs on their private property.