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Resident alleges illegal campaign sign placement and requests council response
Summary
A Titusville resident used public comment on May 27 to allege multiple legal violations connected to a disputed campaign sign and asked the council for a response; the council did not provide an on-the-record response during the meeting.
During public comment at the May 27 meeting, Titusville resident Stan Johnson alleged several irregularities related to a disputed campaign sign between two local candidates.
Johnson said he first noticed the sign in May and that he reported five items in an email to city officials. He alleged that people were digging holes in the right-of-way without having required utility locates, which he described as illegal, and said the sign’s ownership labeling was “not very legible” and therefore potentially unlawful as posted. He also asserted the sign falsely identified a candidate’s political affiliation and called that practice “dirty politics,” though he acknowledged that mislabeling affiliation may not be illegal.
Johnson said he had not received a formal response from city officials and requested that the council respond to his emailed complaints.
No city staff or council member offered an on-the-record reply during public comment; Johnson said he would send the council an email with details and asked for a response.
The allegations were presented as citizen complaints; the council took no formal action on the statements during the meeting.
