How Halloween displays can impact your neighbourhood

Key points

• Nate Taylor, a part-time DJ and stay-at-home dad from Traverse City, Michigan, began building a Halloween display in 2017 using decorations he obtained for free. The display has grown each year, drawing visitors including families of patients from a nearby hospital and special needs groups, and it is run without charging admission.
• Taylor funds the build through a donation box and online donations, and he says these are not ticket sales.
• A neighbour complained to the city, which then sent him a letter outlining home operation rules, including a limit of eight parked cars at a time.