With two sober homes in the small 26-house cul-de-sac of Tyrol Drive in northwest Brainerd, residents are concerned about the noise and excess traffic the facilities bring and worry about more popping up.
He received a letter asking him to take the sign down.
While Suer said he plans to move the sign to the balcony on the front of his house as the ordinance says nothing about that he questions whether this issue violates the First Amendment protection of free speech.
Southeast 17th Street resident Daniel Wahl said he agreed with Suer’s statements and asked how far the city wants to take this measure, as many veterans fly military branch flags on their flagpoles. He also noted there are likely plenty of vehicles parked in front of residences in the city with stickers that have the same words on them as signs in people’s yards.