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Salem business owner says sign-code enforcement forced costly move
Summary
Sherry Shaw, a recent Ward 1 business owner, told the council she faced 'thousands' of dollars in fines and legal fees under the city's sign-code enforcement and moved her business rather than continue the dispute; she urged the city to include business owners in any sign-code reform.
At the end of the Jan. 12 meeting, business owner Sherry Shaw told the council she faced thousands of dollars in fines and legal fees stemming from a dispute over sign permits and that she felt pressured by city staff and attorneys to apply for additional permits to stop enforcement.
"We were looking at tens of thousands of dollars of…
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