Heh.

CLAREMONT, N.H. — City councilors in Claremont have voted one of their new colleagues off the council for trying to get a stop sign erected without council approval. Richard Dietz was elected four months ago. He was not at Wednesday night’s hearing, where his colleagues decided he had violated the city charter.

In mid-December, Dietz sent an e-mail to city Public Works Director Bruce Temple directing him to replace a yield sign at an intersection with a stop sign and not to bring the issue to the council. In the note, Dietz said sometimes it over-complicates matters when the full council is presented with material they feel may be in need of a decision.

Glad there’s no bullshit about the greater good.