Town bylaw requests Innisfil, Ont. family move Halloween display but homeowner refuses
A haunted house in the Ontario Town of Innisfil is causing a real scare for some people a week before Halloween.
Town bylaw says it received a complaint that the haunted house at the corner of Anna Maria Avenue and Vance Crescent is blocking the view of some drivers trying to make the turn onto and off the street.
The Halloween display belongs to Courtney Molnar.
“Someone in the neighbourhood complained and said the haunted house we put up in the neighbourhood is blocking the view and bylaw has come by and told us that we need to remove the haunted house or else we will be fined,” says Molnar.
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On Wednesday, the town issued a statement, noting in part, “A town of Innisfil bylaw officer attended the residential property and observed that the structure appeared to obstruct the road view and requested that the tent be placed on the driveway of the property.
The resident of the property indicated this was not possible, however they came to an agreement that the resident would raise the walls of the structure allowing for clear sight lines and remove it after Halloween.”
A Halloween set-up at the corner of Anna Maria Avenue and Vance Crescent in Innisfil, Ont., is stirring up controversy. (CTV News/Rob Cooper)
“I plan to leave it up,” Molnar says. “I am hoping that it won’t be a huge fine but I will take the fine,” she added.
The issue has been a hot topic on social media with many residents who live on the same street posting about it with mixed reactions.
“Maybe too many people are complaining, and the town is trying to make everybody happy, which you can’t make everybody happy,” says local Paul Setterfield.
“I come this way all the time … you just move up and its not obstructing any view. I can see both ways - nothing at all,” says Patty Coates as she drove by the home.
“It’s dangerous for drivers, especially for the kids at the school, and yes, it’s Halloween, so its 'oops',” says local Liz Enns, noting the school right down the road.
So, for now the tent remains up. Molnar says she won’t take it down nor will she move it with Halloween now just over a week away.
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