The Covington City Council put a nagging sign issue to rest Tuesday night, adopting a package of ordinances to loosen the city's sign ordinance. At issue was whether people could legally post signs around the city seeking help finding their lost pets or advertising events.
The issue goes back to May, when a woman complained to the council that the city's sign laws - designed to reduce clutter - were too restrictive and that placards she had put up seeking "Buddy,'' her lost dog, had been taken down by city workers.
(No information was available last night whether Buddy has ever been found.)
Meanwhile, in case you missed this story posted the other day, the governments in Covington and Mandeville are grappling with retirement costs for city employees. And it appears they'll have to change some things to get into compliance with state law. Here's that story.