Main Street businesses will be required to remove signs suspended from marquees and pay $100 annually for awnings and park benches that encroach on the state’s right-of-way, according to the state Department of Transportation.
DOT recently mailed 22 letters to property owners downtown, informing them signs would have to come down and applications for permits to maintain marquees need to be mailed within 30 days. The $100 application fee is waived for buildings in place…