Signs of trouble in Marquette

Citizens speak up in support of vintage Beckman signs 

Some of Randy Beckman's oil company signs on his property in Marquette.
Some of Randy Beckman's oil company signs on his property in Marquette.

Randy Beckman and a team of volunteers are planning to take down pieces of several vintage signs in Marquette during the next month, part of what he hopes is a short-term solution to a dispute involving the village’s ordinances regarding commercial signage. Beckman is a collector of vintage signs, hanging smaller versions in Scotty’s Bar on Main Street, which he and his wife have owned for several…