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Business owner complains about permit requirement and 60‑day limit on small 'open' flag
Summary
During public comment, a Seagoville business owner said city staff required a $50 permit and a 60‑day display limit for a 12‑inch 'open' flag at 1818 North Highway 175; staff directed the speaker to meet with city staff after the meeting.
Janet Worley, a business owner at 1818 North Highway 175, used the public comment period to object to a permit requirement and a 60‑day limit the city allegedly imposed on a small 12‑inch “open” flag.
Worley said she has operated at the address for five years and had not previously needed a permit for the sign. “It's just a little 12 inch play, and they want me to do $50 permit here,” she told the council. She said she removed a larger sign at the city's request and worried she could be cited for displaying the small flag.
Council staff responded that the speaker could meet with city staff after the meeting for assistance. A staff member directed Worley to speak with Kaylee Lampkin and Bill for follow‑up.
The comments were part of the public comment period; the council did not take formal action on the issue during the recorded portion of the meeting.
Transcript spelling of the commenter’s name is inconsistent (appearing as both “Worley” and “Wortham”); this article uses the spelling the clerk used when calling the speaker to the podium: Janet Worley.
