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by: Kingwood Pressure Washing Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 5:48am  
I'm not sure about the rest of the community, but I am so sick of all the bandit signs along the roads and on telephone polls.  I think they make the community looks trashy.  I have called numerous representatives from TxDot, the county, and the city.  Unfortunately, they can not keep up, nor do they have the funds to track down and prosecute all the offenders.  If anyone has free time in their schedule, and would like to help remove some of these signs, you are free to use my trash container (Dumpster) to trow them away.  I spend about 3 hours a week taking them down.  If you can spare any time whatsoever taking these down it would help.Feel free to contact me if you need somewhere to dump any signs.Also feel free to contact the county attorney to let the know we would like more action taken to prosecute the people putting up bandit signs.713-755-5101  County Attorney - Vince Ryan - 1019 Congress, 15th Floor 77002
 
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Katzen Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 6:51am  
Don't you have to have some training from Harris county before you go out and start taking them down on your own? 4951
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Kingwood Pressure Washing Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 7:02am  
I've talked to the county attorney and they do have a class to become a bandit ranger, but they do not have one scheduled.  She told me that the signs are considered litter, and that anyone can take them down.http://www.harriscountycao.org/bandit-signs/ 4951
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Katzen Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 7:05am  
If that's the case, good to know. Their website states differently in a few places "To battle the sign problem, you have to be either a licensed peace officer or you have to be certified by Commissioner’s Court to take them down. Once you complete the one-hour training, you are certified to take the signs down." 4951
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~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 7:27am  
Once you complete the one-hour training, you are certified to take the signs down."
 
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That is hilarious. 4951
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Kingwood Pressure Washing Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 7:30am  
She said is best to have the training class, but it is not required.  I spoke with Bethany Dwyer with the county attorney's office.  Anyone that would like to clarify the law is urged to contact her. Bethany.Dwyer@cao.hctx.net 4951
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~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 7:44am  

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>> Once you complete the one-hour training, you are certified to take the signs down."
 
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That is hilarious.

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Is it? I can think of more than a few people here that aren't qualified for a job this complicated. LOL 4951
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Katzen Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 7:55am  
Because it piqued my curiosity while I'm waiting for a meeting to start, here's the correspondence course....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5dM5X0LxaI A few notes:Apparently you can sell the confiscated signs at auction if the owner has been properly notified. Surprised we haven't seen confiscated signs showing up on KDC classifieds. A volunteer can be dismissed for accepting bribes to not remove signs.It's tempting to make some bandit signs advertising bandit sign removal training.  4951
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~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 7:58am  
"Office is authorized to take legal action to collect penalties of up to $1,000 per day per sign from those who illegally cause signs to be placed in the public right of way."
 
Seems like an excellent revenue option is being missed
 
Just saying 4951
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~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 8:04am  
I am curious as to where that picture was taken.  I see bandit signs in KW but I don't believe I have ever seen anything like what was posted.   I walk around KW a lot and the most annoying signs to me are the left over garage/moving sale signs and lost pet signs that are clearly week and months old along with the duct tape used to put them up. 4951
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Katzen Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 8:07am  
It has 954 area code all over the various signs, which is south FL, so probably just pulled off the internet and not a real local photo.  4951
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Steven H Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 8:10am  
Need to get out on Fri/Sat/Sun mornings real early and write down the plates of those small trucks that are going around putting these out. When Shipelys was further down, I used to see them almost every weekend going to get donuts early (430-5am), but never knew the law so never wrote anything down myself. But they put all of those out right there on NPark for sure 4951
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~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 8:12am  
It has 954 area code all
over the various signs, which is south FL, so probably just pulled off
the internet and not a real local photo. @KatzenI have kept my Chicago mobile number, so it could also be someone who has moved here and did not change their number. 4951
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Katzen Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 8:16am  
At least three different 954 numbers shown in the picture. 4951
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Andreweggplant Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 8:26am  
It has 954 area code all over the various signs, which is south FL, so probably just pulled off the internet and not a real local photo. 

Area codes are no longer specific to an area due to relocations and cell phone...  I am just curious where all the bandit signs are in Kingwood that need to be picked up.  Not interested in Montgomery County (Northpark/494)
 
 
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~ 6 years ago   Jul 27, '17 8:52am  
I had a client once who put up these signs around Houston for his business. He got a warning from the city and took them down. Later he decided to put them back up and got a hefty fine. 4951
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