"They have had plenty of time to review the issue," said Bonnie H. Smith, a business owner and historian.
"I'm very disappointed in that they didn't do the right thing," Smith added.
Robert La Tremouille was the only speaker who spoke against the ordinance, arguing that one section should be amended. If passed as is, La Tremouille said, the ordinance would eliminate the current protection against new signs in residential East Harvard Square.
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"It wipes out existing petitions against signs," La Tremouille exclaimed. "This is outrageous!"