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HOLLYWOOD, Fla., June 18 (UPI) -- The mayor of Hollywood, Fla., says it was a deft move to have his fellow city residents compete to see who can collect the most illegal roadway signs.
Hollywood Mayor Peter Bober said the city's recent contest, which resulted in a $500 check for the top sign gatherer, has made a significant difference to the surrounding landscape, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Wednesday.
"I think it was a smashing success," Bober said of the contest, which resulted in nearly 2,300 signs being collected. "Just drive around and you'll see an incredible difference."
The contest initially targeted illegal advertising signs along the city's roadways, but contest participants routinely took signs for lost pets and area rummage sales.
Susan Pluta, who earned the contest's top prize by collecting 484 signs, said while the contest is over, she plans on maintaining her clean-up of illegal signs to discourage littering in Hollywood.
"That's if the sign people don't come looking for me," she told the Sun-Sentinel.
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