HOBART – Freedom of expression’s going price came to $85 on Main Street Saturday afternoon. Responding to residents’ complaints about a sign hung on the roof of his front porch, Adrian Zakula, a local artist, took it down and auctioned it off. The sign read “Texas School Book Depository” and was based upon the location from where Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot and killed President John F. Kennedy. It had hung there for more than three years. Zakula recently received a letter from Councilman Matt Claussen, ? At-Large, asking him to take down the sign because several constituents – in particular Bob Woloszyn, although he wasn’t named outright – had complained. ”My constituent is a great admirer of our late President Kennedy and felt the sign was demeaning to his legacy,” Claussen’s letter read. “I believe (Woloszyn) is truly offended by the sign and if he is upset, others are as well.” None of the 20 or so people who came out for the auction were bothered by it, though, least of all Stephenie Back (CQ – please make sure caption reads same, b/c I told Leslie wrong), who bid the high amount at her husband Jason’s behest. ”We have a couple of (Zakula’s) signs, and (Jason) has always liked that sign,” she said. “We’re not into the controversy, but I don’t think it should be a big deal.” Although she didn’t know where she and her husband were going to hang the sign, Back knew one place it isn’t going to be. ”It’s not going to be on the front of the house,” she said. Another woman, who identified herself only as “Hobart Brickie Senior Gal,” watched with amusement as Zakula climbed a ladder to remove the sign. She couldn’t understand the hoopla, either. ”I think when you think of Dallas, you think of the grassy knoll,” she said. “I don’t think the sign bothered the majority of people.” For his part, Woloszyn was glad Zakula agreed to take it down. He, however, didn’t attend the auction, which was held in Zakula’s front yard. ”I think that he should take a chainsaw to it, and then build a bonfire and throw the pieces in it and watch it burn,” Woloszyn said on Friday. “I don’t understand what was in his head putting it up there in the first place. And I don’t think he’s been leveling with us about why, either.” Zakula, who designs antique sign recreations, said he has nothing to hide. ”As an artist, I've always tried to create work that is edgy and provocative,” he said. “I certainly respect Mr. W's right to dissent, and I consider everyone's thoughts no matter how negative. When you fly close to the flame, stern criticism is inevitable.”Oh, whatEVER.