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We, the undersigned property owners in good standing of the Apple Valley Property Owners Association of Howard, Ohio, request that the elected Directors of the AVPOA reconsider the decision made in 2020 to allow political campaign flags to fly year round.
We ask that the flying of political campaign flags be restricted to the same time frame as political signs - 45 days before to three days following election day.
We believe political campaign flags flying year around contribute to divisiveness and hostility in the community. We love our community and feel that the current policy of allowing flags to fly and be displayed on homes year round also harms property values and affects the decision by prospective residents to buy here.
We wholeheartedly support flying the American flag and flags in support of OSU and other educational institutions.
We ask that the board take action as soon as possible to reverse the policy allowing political campaign flags to fly year round in Apple Valley.
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Updates
November 7, 2020
I have spent the last few days reading through the notes you left here and I am truly humbled by the shared commitment to keeping our community peaceful. Your thoughts on how we can restore balance to our neighborhood have given me so much hope that we can find a common path forward.
November 7, 2020
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many neighbors feel the same way about our community. This momentum is entirely due to your willingness to speak up for our shared home.
22 Comments
I believe there's absolutely no difference between a flag/banner promoting a political candidate and a yard sign. Totally agree that American flags, flags/banners of military support., support for social movements are fine. But any flag/banner that promotes a specific political individual should be held to the same standards as political yard signs. I fully support the POA changing the rules to include banners/flags with the same regulations as other political signage.
“Political signage” needs to be re-defined to also include flags and banners. If it has a politician’s name on it, by definition it’s “political” and should be subject to the same time restrictions as all other political materials on Apple valley property.
As long as we allow the flags we are bringing into question why we enforce any curb appeal rules, from permits to replace doors to any practice deemed out of line with common practices visible from roads, especially AV Drive.
Let's be specific as to what constitutes a political flag. I agree with Kim Scheer that it should be flags that relate to a political campaign and/or a political candidate.
All these flags do is divide us, and I do believe that we need to join together under one flag. The flag of our country.
Clean it up. Take them down. They create divisiveness and it is wrong doing. Let's let Apple Valley be above all that. We are Americans first.
Great Idea they are the same as political signs
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We, the undersigned property owners in good standing of the Apple Valley Property Owners Association of Howard, Ohio, request that the elected Directors of the AVPOA reconsider the decision made in 2020 to allow political campaign flags to fly year round.
We ask that the flying of political campaign flags be restricted to the same time frame as political signs - 45 days before to three days following election day.
We believe political campaign flags flying year around contribute to divisiveness and hostility in the community. We love our community and feel that the current policy of allowing flags to fly and be displayed on homes year round also harms property values and affects the decision by prospective residents to buy here.
We wholeheartedly support flying the American flag and flags in support of OSU and other educational institutions.
We ask that the board take action as soon as possible to reverse the policy allowing political campaign flags to fly year round in Apple Valley.
Updates
November 7, 2020
I have spent the last few days reading through the notes you left here and I am truly humbled by the shared commitment to keeping our community peaceful. Your thoughts on how we can restore balance to our neighborhood have given me so much hope that we can find a common path forward.
November 7, 2020
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many neighbors feel the same way about our community. This momentum is entirely due to your willingness to speak up for our shared home.
22 Comments
All signs, flags and banners should be removed by the 3 days after election. There is too much bullying and divisiveness going on. It appears that some living here think they do not have to follow the rules and I assume they will be fined.
I believe there's absolutely no difference between a flag/banner promoting a political candidate and a yard sign. Totally agree that American flags, flags/banners of military support., support for social movements are fine. But any flag/banner that promotes a specific political individual should be held to the same standards as political yard signs. I fully support the POA changing the rules to include banners/flags with the same regulations as other political signage.
“Political signage” needs to be re-defined to also include flags and banners. If it has a politician’s name on it, by definition it’s “political” and should be subject to the same time restrictions as all other political materials on Apple valley property.
As long as we allow the flags we are bringing into question why we enforce any curb appeal rules, from permits to replace doors to any practice deemed out of line with common practices visible from roads, especially AV Drive.
Let's be specific as to what constitutes a political flag. I agree with Kim Scheer that it should be flags that relate to a political campaign and/or a political candidate.
All these flags do is divide us, and I do believe that we need to join together under one flag. The flag of our country.
Clean it up. Take them down. They create divisiveness and it is wrong doing. Let's let Apple Valley be above all that. We are Americans first.
Great Idea they are the same as political signs
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All signs, flags and banners should be removed by the 3 days after election. There is too much bullying and divisiveness going on. It appears that some living here think they do not have to follow the rules and I assume they will be fined.