Maison Million sign ‘too big’
Friday 11th April 2008, 2:29PM BST.
L’Aumone resident Tony Guille is concerned that drivers will be distracted by the contractor’s board being erected at the Maison L’Aumone development. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0562283)
A LARGE sign at the Maison Million building site has upset a L’Aumone resident.
Tony Guille, 71, contacted the Guernsey Press after a 6ft-by-12ft sign was put up. Mr Guille lives in Route de Cobo but he is worried that such a big sign might distract drivers and cause an accident.
‘I first saw it going up this morning,’ he said yesterday. ‘I rang the constables, who told me they would look into it and get back to me, which they did within the hour. They told me that the Environment Department said there was nothing unlawful about it. ‘It seems to me there have always been small signs in the past but they are now done by what I call immigrant companies with big ideas.’
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It may be necessary for the contractors to put up some kind of sign but the size they have actually installed seems out of all possible proportion to its need.
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but, as a local resident, I don’t feel this does anything to enhance my environment.
Finally there must be an issue about fairness. I seem to recall that supporters of a certain London football club were forced to take down much smaller signs. If the law was able to deal with their signs then why is it powerless in the face of the signs put up by big business?
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