Jun 30, 2009 6:30 pm US/Eastern
Baltimore County May Eliminate Junk Flyers
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) ―
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Picking flyers and circulars up off your grass could be a thing of the past if you live in Baltimore County.
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Picking flyers and circulars up off your grass could be a thing of the past if you live in Baltimore County. A county councilman wants to establish a do-not-deliver list and, as
political reporter Pat Warren found out, more than a few people are ready to sign up.
Whatever the people circulating these ads are selling, nobody here is buying.
"It's no reason for this stuff to be here. It's trash. It doesn't belong here," said Gloria Wilson.
Homeowners can weed their gardens but they can't weed out the nuisance of flyers and circulars tossed over fences into the yard or stuck in the fence if they can't get through the gate. Rather than catching a buyer's eye as intended, it creates a neighborhood eyesore.
"They try to get the sales out and stuff like that. I understand that. It's good for the economy," said George Sheesley. "I don't know how they're going to stop it."
Baltimore County Councilman John Olzewski has a plan. He thinks people should be able to opt out of receiving these flyers.
"When I was a young boy, I used to do delivery for the Sun and I had a list [of houses to skip]," Olzewski said.
Opponents of the bill argue that it infringes on rights to free speech. Those in favor of it figure they ought to have a right of refusal.
The bill also prohibits putting flyers on parked cars.
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