GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The owner of a popular West Michigan restaurant chain says the signs on one of his restaurants that bear the names of fallen soldiers and police officers will stay put.
"Simply put, I'm not taking them down," Johnny Brann, the owner of Brann's restaurants, said. "I know all the families of the fallen heroes and I committed to them that their sons are going to be remembered. It's so important to them and me."
Brann said he was told the signs and flags on Brann's Steakhouse on Leonard Street NW near Turner Avenue violate city ordinance.
"I was sent a violation notice from the city of Grand Rapids for flags on the side of the building as well as the names up above the flags of all the fallen heroes," he said.
The city told 24 Hour News 8 the signs are in violation due to their size and number. The city sent Brann the letter after getting a compliant from a resident.
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