'Merry Christmas' Sign Removed After Complaint In Marshfield
MARSHFIELD (CBS) - Maybe it started when the Marshfield School Committee changed the name of the Christmas Break to the Holiday Break. Now, there seems to be a backlash in town.
"It's a Christmas holiday, it's a national holiday, not some random holiday," said one man at the post office today.
Over the weekend, several DPW workers put an electronic sign on a friend's property, right on the main road through the town. And the message? Merry Christmas.
"We work for the town, and we just wanted everyone to be in the Christmas spirit and there are few decorations," said Steve Barber, a DPW worker.
But apparently, someone complained and sure enough, there are by-laws governing electronic signs. "We don't object to the message," said Building Commissioner Gerald O'Neill, "but the sign has to conform to size regulations, among other factors."
So the sign had to go. But one DPW worker said next year, they're going to put a large banner across Rt. 139. "There are fewer regulations about banners", he said.
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