by Emily LampaKISSIMMEE -- One local business owner using a Statue of Liberty costume to promote his tax service is at odds with a city ordinance which bans people from wearing costumes and signs along roadways.
Ruben Dejesus, owner of Liberty Tax Service, said he hired Orlando lawyer Mark NeJame to file a lawsuit against the city of Kissimmee.
Dejesus approached the City of Kissimmee about changing the ordinance, but in a 3-1 vote, the city commission voted it down this past Tuesday.
"We're all struggling here and there's a lot of empty retail spaces in Kissimmee," Dejesus said. "I say shame on the commission for not -- for not trying to work for the small businesses."
"This happened years and years ago where we had gorillas out on the street and we had clowns out on the street and it was like, sub par for what we were trying to do in the city of Kissimmee. So the ordinance was changed back then," said Vice Mayor Jerry Gemski.
Ruben Dejesus, owner of Liberty Tax Service, said he hired Orlando lawyer Mark NeJame to file a lawsuit against the city of Kissimmee.
Dejesus approached the City of Kissimmee about changing the ordinance, but in a 3-1 vote, the city commission voted it down this past Tuesday.
"We're all struggling here and there's a lot of empty retail spaces in Kissimmee," Dejesus said. "I say shame on the commission for not -- for not trying to work for the small businesses."
"This happened years and years ago where we had gorillas out on the street and we had clowns out on the street and it was like, sub par for what we were trying to do in the city of Kissimmee. So the ordinance was changed back then," said Vice Mayor Jerry Gemski.
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