[RP TownTalk] Yard sale signs

[Sue Collins]

RE the "standard" yard sale signs; It's annoying to see the signs still attached 
to the telephone poles, etc., sometimes for several days after the sale (that 
is, if the sign even has a date listed).  Could a notice perhaps be put in the 
Town Crier that people should remove their yard sale signs in a timely manner 
after the sale is done?  Couldn't hurt and it might help. 





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From: Vernon Archer <varcher at gmail.com>
To: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
Sent: Mon, July 18, 2011 1:42:22 PM
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Posted Sign Ordinance?


Dwight,

There is no permit requirement for a standard yardsale, in part because if you 
do it more than twice a year you have to collect sales tax.  On those occasions 
that you allude to the threat of the state taxman is more powerful than anything 
we are likely to do.  When you suspect ongoing yard sales please contact code 
directly as they are best positioned to investigate and inform the state.

Vern


On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com> wrote:

Excellent question, Todd. Thanks for asking!  They are certainly an eyesore. 
Tangentially, some of the handwritten signs for "yard sales" make me think that 
yard sales have become a sideline business rather than a way to occasionally 
clear out the attic/garage junk - does the town require permits for yard sales 
as I know Hyattsville does? 

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