Letter to City of Hopkins - Sign Placement in Residential Yards
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Charles & Linda Heubach
11118 Minnetonka Boulevard
Hopkins, MN. 55305-4410
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Mayor Eugene (Gene) J Maxwell
1010 First 8t. 8.
Hopkins, MN 55343
Saturday, May 19,2001
Dear Mayor Maxwell;
This mornIng I removed (and recycled) 22 mostly comnlerciallawn signs from the comer
of Minnetonka Boulevard and County Road 73, outside of my hOlue. These commercial
sign ordinance violations have reached epidemic proportions because local units of
government have not enforced th~ir sign ordinances and the posters know it. These
ordinances must now be enforced.
The blight of lawn signs by garage sale operators has always been difficult for those of us
who live in more public locations, but we have always accepted the fact that the general
public doesn't think very much about how incredibly rude posting their tasteless signs on
our personal residential property really is. (One fellow, who actually knocked on my
door and demanded the return of his sign, screamed at me that his sign cost him five
dollars!) But it is not private citizens with whom I am primarily concerned.
F or the past several years' cOmlnercial entities have begun posting signs every weekend.
These are posted under cover of dark on Friday and removed again Sunday night or
Monday luorning. The primary violators are apmiment rental communities in the City of
Minnetonka. I have already spoken to the sign posters, requesting that they stop, and
have been ignored.
As a citizen of Hopkins, I am requesting that my elected representatives direct the
appropriate city departments to enforce the ordinances, particularly against those who
post for commercial profit. These posters should be given apprqpriate warning by a
uniformed police officer or a letter from a city official, follow"ed up by ticketing and fines
for future violations.l I will be happy to provide evidence of violations.
I am also requesting that the City of Hopkins communicate and cooperate with the City
of Minnetonka in insisting that the reasonable right of it's citizens to enjoy freedoln from
commercial postings in areas zoned as single faluily residential (and particularly on their
homestead) be protected.
Sincerely,
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Charles B. Heubach
CC: Hopkins Council Meluhers Fran Hesch, Karen Jensen, Dianne Johnson, Rick
Brausen
cc: Minnetonka Mayor Karen Anderson, Minnetonka Council Members Dick Allendorf,
" Janis Callison, Terry Schneider, Ken Tauer, Al Thomas, Linda Koblick
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City of Hopkins Officials
Mayor Eugene (Gene) J Maxwell
1010 First St. S.
Hopkins, J\.1N 55343
Phone: 952-935-8474
Council Member Fran Hesch
1010 First St. S.'
Hopkins, MN 55343
Phone: 952-936-0205
E-Mail: . i avalamp(G2vahoo. com
, Council Member Karen Jensen
1010 First St. S.
Hopkins, MN 55343
Phone: 952-936-0325
E-Mail: Kareni~mcg.net
Council Member Diane Johnson
1010 First Street S
Hopkins, J\.1N 55343
Phone: 952-935-8474
Council Member Rick Brausen
47 20th Ave N
Hop}cins, J\.1N 55343
Phone: 952-931-0338
E-mail: Rbrs767cmcs.c0l11
City Of Minnetonka Officials
Karen Anderson
Work 952.939.8389
Home 952.938.2808
E-Mail kanderson@ci.minnetonka.mn.us
Dick Allendorf
Work 612.336.4233
Home 952.933.6231
E-Mail dallendorf@ci.minnetonka.mn.us
Janis Callison
Home 952.935.7010
E-mail jcallisol1@ci.minnetonka.mn.us
Terry Schneider
Work 952.545.0505
Home 952.937.0775
E-mail tschneiderav.ci.minnetonka.mn.us
Ken Tauer
Work 952.546.9114
E-mail ktauer(ci)ci.minnetonka.mn.us
Al Thomas
Work 612.904.8934
Home 952.949.9027
E-mail athomasav.ci.minnetonka.mn.us
Linda Koblick
Home 952.475.1077
E_mai11koblickav.ci.minnetonka.mn.us