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Residents clash over permanent Neighborhood Watch sign placement at Leilani entrance
Summary
Residents and board members debated installation and removal of a permanent Neighborhood Watch sign, citing miscommunication, vandalism of auxiliary posts and social-media escalation; the board discussed technical fixes to support multiple signs without conflict.
At least one resident (S13) raised a complaint about a new sign placed at the Leilani entrance without apparent notice to the board, saying the action sparked social-media outrage and confusion. "There was a big complaint ... Evidently, the president went up there, and, actually, he does that at every meeting. Before every meeting, he takes the sign out there and then he puts the board meeting sign off," S13 said, calling for better communication about permanent signage.
Board members acknowledged the history of signs being put up and taken down by different groups and reported repeated vandalism to auxiliary metal posts (one member said the post had been vandalized at least 12 times). Proposed technical fixes included extending uprights to allow multiple signs to coexist; board members agreed to discuss a process so sign placement would be communicated and not be perceived as appropriation of community signage.
