Franklin County commission decided not to remove political signs from right of ways

County officials are getting complaints about the number of political signs that are popping up on local right of ways, but they likely aren’t going to do much about it since the political season is almost over.

County coordinator Michael Moron said it usually falls to the road supervisor to remove political signs from county roads and store them at the road department.

Mister Moron said the complaints weren’t about any safety issues, they were more about the fact that the signs are there.

Commissioners decided to leave the signs for now but to start letting candidates know during the next political season that the signs are not allowed on county property.

Political signs are not only prohibited on county roads, but on state roads too.

Improperly located signs on right of way pose a traffic safety hazard that can distract motorists or block their view and present obstacles to crews who maintain roadways.

Political signs placed on state right of way are removed by the Department of Transportation and placed at one of the department’s operations centers. 

FDOT personnel do make reasonable attempts to preserve campaign signs that are taken down and to provide campaign offices an opportunity to claim the signs.

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