Originally Posted by Matariki

In this particular case, the issue is that Durham recently passed an ordinance that requires memorials to be removed within a short period of the City receiving a complaint from a citizen. This particular ordinance was a hurry-up sideways approach to remove a memorial set up in the parking lot of the Police Dept for a teenager who committed suicide while in custody. Nevertheless it applies to ghost bikes and other types regardless of how they are maintained. What it means is that any single person, for any reason, can request removal and the City has to comply. There is no appeal process and also no validation that the complainer is really a citizen. There is a movement to force the City Council to revisit the policy to allow a more reasonable handling of the ordinance. Visit the petition site for more info.