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Old Posted Jul 18, 2019, 2:39 PM
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Originally Posted by wardlow View Post
The language on public notice posters are incredibly byzantine. Unless you happen to have a full understanding of the specifics of the zoning bylaw, the text is incomprehensible to the point of being misleading sometimes.
It feels deliberate. I mean, if your goal was to provide meaningful information to the public, would you default to this impenetrable legalese?

It would be like a car ad showing nothing but detailed engineering diagrams and fine-print financial tables instead of a big picture of a shiny car that says "HYUNDAI ELANTRA, 0% INTEREST!"