Bandit Signs

Businesses need to advertise in some form.  It is the cost of doing business in order to attract clients or customers.  However, many businesses think that if they just find a post and a piece of cardboard that they are saving money on advertising, but the resulting fines from this illegal practice isn’t worth the ’supposed’ savings.  Not to mention the eye sore that these makeshift marquees become when they are on telephone or electric poles or on the side of our streets and roads.  

At the Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce luncheon held on May 6th, Constable Ron Hickman of Harris County Precinct 4 made it very clear that this practice is illegal and his officers are removing these signs from the roads and then processing the paperwork to penalize the violating ’bandits.’

The Constable’s website has more information.  http://www.cd4.hctx.net/pdf/bandit_sign_1.pdf

Do our community a favor and please keep our Spring and Klein roads and streets beautiful.  Advertise in our local magazines and newspapers, post flyers at community centers and libraries, but don’t use bandit signs.