FLORIDA – ‘Parkland Strong’ signs must come down, community association says
CCFJ.NET: ‘Parkland Strong’ signs must come down, community association says
‘Parkland Strong’ signs must come down, community association says Stoneman Douglas parent decries decision to remove them by November |
“It makes them feel positive. It makes them feel supported. Why should something like that be taken down?” said Donna Ali, whose daughter is a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. However, Ali said that is exactly what her homeowners’ association at Parkland Golf & Country Club wants her to do. Ali’s neighborhood has about a dozen Parkland Strong signs dotting the front lawns of houses. “In keeping with the memorial plans, the community relations committee is asking residents that have shown solidarity with the MSD family by placing memorials in their yard to take them down by Nov. 15,” board members wrote in an email. For Ali’s family — especially her daughter, Ariana — the signs stand for much more. “She did lose one of her friends, and a couple of other friends were injured,” Ali said. After Ariana took to Twitter with outrage for being told to take down the sign, her mother received another email, which referred her to someone else. “He said that is just one of the bylaws, that we need to take down lawn signs,” Ali said. Read more: |
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