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A Chelmsford, Massachusetts, business is pushing back after the
town's building department issued an order instructing its
employees to remove the "excessive" American flags they have on
display.
Laer Realty employees had placed 200 flags in front of their
building to honor America's veterans for Memorial Day.
After the town slapped the business with a violation, citing a
town bylaw that says flags cannot be used for "commercial
promotion," employees fought back by adding more flags to the
display, upping the number to approximately 500.
Jon Crandall, an employee who helped place the flags, said he
and his colleagues usually leave the flags up from Memorial Day
through the Fourth of July, but this is the first year they
received a complaint.
"It was beautiful, but it certainly was not excessive. I don't
think you could have 2,000 out there and it would look
excessive," Crandall said on "Fox & Friends" on Sunday.
Laer Realty CEO Stacey Alcorn said when she learned that the
city wanted them to reduce the number of flags to a "reasonable
amount," she decided to "dig our heels in."
"This had nothing to do with our business. It was us as a
community just honoring our veterans and those who serve for
us," Alcorn said.
She said the display has "grown significantly" in recent days,
not just because the business bought and placed more flags, but
because community members are adding flags themselves.
"Whether they fine or don't fine us, those flags are staying up,
at least through Flag Day and the Fourth of July," Alcorn said.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/06/03/massachusetts-town-tells- business-remove-excessive-american-flags
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