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Published September 30, 2008 11:47 am - Church’s sign does not break the law By Liz McMahan Times Editor A sign on the right of way in front of Fellowship Bible Church on East Lee Street apparently violates no town laws, trustees were told at their Sept. 22 meeting. The town has no ordinances stating signs must be on the owner’s property and there is no ordinance requiring permits for signs to be installed, said Mayor Stephen Hill. Joe Roark, town inspector, had told the board last month there was no provision in city ordinances allowing the sign to be placed on the right of way. Bob Dwoody, pastor, said the church had to take action, they had ordered and paid for the sign several months ago. They had to pay for storage of the sign while the trustees debated the issue and decided to go ahead with the installation. The church recently had the sign installed at the same location the Sonic had used for its sign when the drive-in was on the property, said Diane Barker Harrold, attorney and church member. There are numerous other signs on the right-of-way up and down Lee Street as well, Barker Harrold said. Town Attorney Don Lewis said he has been unable to determine who owns the right-of-way. It used to be a state highway and there is nothing he has found to indicate the state turned the property over to the city when it abandoned maintenance of the roadway. The highway department doesn’t show it owns the property, he said. The trustees instructed Roark and Lewis to begin drafting an ordinance that would prohibit placement of more signs off of private property. There is nothing that can be done about the signs already there, he said. Reach Liz McMahan at 684-2926 or lmcmahan@muskogeephoenix.com. 
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