By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
Nephi City Council members want to meet with real estate
agents and with weight-loss dealers doing business in
Nephi.
Council members have received some complaints from
city residents about the way business is being done by both
groups.
"I have had complaints from residents that 'for sale
signs' have just been put on their property without anyone
asking permission," said Brent Bowles, council member.
The signs, of course, are not advertising the home of
the protester as being for sale. The signs are referring
customers to another home further along the street.
Those who are home-buying do not always realize that
the home with the sign is not the one for sale.
Interruptions of potential buyers can be disruptive.
"Those posting signs need to have the permission of
the home owner where the sign is placed," said Jim Wilkey,
council member. He said it would be a good idea to set up a
work session with real estate agents where the issues could
be discussed.
If some of the agents realized the city position on
posting signs and understood the reasoning behind it, they
could, perhaps come up with a way to advertise and still
address the concerns of council members and property
owners.
Chad Bowles, mayor, said real estate agents and those
selling products should remember that they should never put
those kinds of signs up on city property.
"They also need to remember to never, ever put signs
up on power poles," said Brough. The hardware, staples and
nails, used to attach those signs created a danger for those
who must climb power poles as part of the city's
service.
Attempts to contact some of those posting weight loss
program signs had resulted in failure to contact anyone who
admitted to being responsible for posting the signs.
"We just remove the signs," said Randy McKnight.
However, the signs are often replaced in the middle of the
night so that it created a constant job of removing
them.
"I think some of those signs are posted by people who
are paid to post them as they travel through town," said
Kent Park, council member.
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