Now is the time to stay a full Moehle away from others.

Using Brighton Town Supervisor Bill Moehle as a measurement tool, Brighton resident Scott Fybush created lawn signs last week that encourage social distancing practices while also poking fun at the town's 6-foot-8-inch leader. The signs have started appearing on lawns around town this week.

His height is approximately the same distance people are encouraged to stay from one another in an effort to prevent the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19.

The signs, Fybush said, were inspired by a joke he posted on social media last month, suggesting others imagine Moehle lying on the ground while walking along Brighton's Brickyard Trail in order to keep far enough away from others.

"This has been such a fun, unexpected project for us," said Fybush, who is working alongside his wife, Lisa Stein Fybush, on the project.

To date, around 80 printed signs have raised more than $600 for the Brighton Food Cupboard, he said. The couple plans to order more — how many is based on community interest — and is charging $20 per sign.

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Fybush said Moehle has been very supportive of the project, and has placed two "Moehle signs" in his own yard on Eastland Avenue, a corner lot.

"I love the signs and I couldn’t believe the way they took off," Moehle said Friday morning. "Scott and Lisa deserve so much credit for designing, ordering and installing the signs."

"Never have so many accomplished so much and all I had to do is lie down on the job," he joked last week.

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