A Michigan city has spent thousands of taxpayer dollars to remove signs that may make some people feel “unwelcome.”
City crews in Ann Arbor spent man-hours and taxpayer funds removing more than 600 “Neighborhood Watch” signs because liberal leaders claimed they were “expressions of exclusion.” The fact that they were actually excluding criminals seemed lost on the city council and the mayor.
“The Neighborhood Watch program, which emerged in the 1970s during a period of national anxiety about crime and social change, is defunct, and research shows such signage does not reduce crime and can reinforce biased surveillance,” read a post on the city government’s social media account.
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“Removing the signs aligns the city’s environment with its commitment to inclusive, evidence-based public safety and fostering trust, belonging and welcoming neighborhoods for all residents and visitors,” the caption read.
Members of the city council, as well as Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor, joined the effort to personally yank the signs.
“Frankly, neighborhood watch signs are expressions of exclusion, and they’re inconsistent with our values. Ann Arbor is a welcoming community. We don’t want to push people away. We want to welcome folks in,” the Democrat mayor said in the posted video.
“There are people that look like me, and those from my community that have been questioned, quite frankly, in their own neighborhood by others, you know, wondering what they’re doing there,” Council Member Cynthia Harrison said in the video. “This is just representative of our values and how we want people to feel in Ann Arbor. We do welcome everyone to the city of Ann Arbor, but most importantly, we want everyone to feel welcome and just the removal of these signs is a huge step in that direction.”
In a unanimous vote in December, the leftists on the city council approved spending $18,000 to have every sign taken down by July 15.
“Liberals are always siding with the criminals over the victims,” Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany noted on “The Five.”
(Video: Fox News/YouTube)
Social media users ripped into the city leaders on X.
How is preventing crime and having a safe neighborhood racist?
— kelly colling (@kellycolling1) April 30, 2026
They want to be more inclusive – of criminals.
— 🇺🇸 The FJC 🇺🇸 (@The_FJC) May 1, 2026
It cost 18K to take the signs down? That’s a crime in and of itself.
— Rebecca VanZant (@K21Becky) April 30, 2026
Preventing crime is racist…wild
— JonVanderhughes (@JonVanderhughes) April 30, 2026
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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