County Commissioner Vicky Chaplin urges coordinated crackdown on roadside signs

Jun 2, 2026

County Commissioner Vicky Chaplin asked the Mulberry City Commission to back a countywide approach that treats improperly placed roadside political and business signs as litter, citing a personal tally of more than 300 signs and a Bartow/Jacksonville model that fines $250 for a first offense.

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County Commissioner Vicky Chaplin told the Mulberry City Commission she wants municipalities and the county to adopt a coordinated ordinance to curb improperly placed roadside signs that she said create visual clutter and a traffic hazard.

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