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print story|email storylast updated: 6/17/2005
Anger Over Expired Holiday DecorAURORA, Ill. (AP) June 17, 2005 ¡ª Just about every neighborhood has homeowners who leave their Christmas decorations up long after the holiday is over.
Click Here for More Bizarre NewsBut some officials in this suburb 40 miles west of Chicago are saying "bah humbug" to the out-of-season tidings. Alderwoman Juany Garza recently canvassed downtown neighborhoods, where she left letters asking residents to take down the displays.
Garza said she turned up more than 100 homes still displaying Christmas decorations - from three white reindeer atop a roof to a plastic Santa flanking a front door.
"It's almost the Fourth of July," she said.
There is no ordinance against untimely holiday decorations, so the city can't force residents to take them down. But Mayor Tom Weisner said the city will consider passing an ordinance to regulate the decorations if residents don't comply.
Residents were divided on the issue.
"It looks kind of tacky," said Ray Anderson, a 66-year-old retired school principal. "It's not Christmas anymore. It's June and July, and you don't need Christmas decorations up."
But others say they're either too busy - or too lazy - to take down the displays.
"You're going to have to put them up again. Just leave them up," said 20-year-old Rolando Velasquez, sitting on a porch adorned with icicle lights. ---
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