The State of Wisconsin District IV Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by Adams to appeal a court decision dismissing a case against the Dane County Board of Supervisors on the grounds that the supervisors violated state open meetings law during deliberations in which the supervisors denied an extension […]
The high profile digital billboard in the picture is featured on the New York City DOT twitter page. Queens Chronicle reports that a New York assemblywoman want to have a say in whether a digital billboard should exist at an approach to the RFK Triborough Bridge. The assemblywoman claims the […]
By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder and Falick The Texas Transportation Commission has been holding public hearings, considering comments from stakeholders, and otherwise considering amendments to TxDOT’s administrative rules governing federally assisted highways for the last several months. The primary reason cited by TxDOT for the rules amendments was to make them […]
The West Hollywood Planning Commission recently approved a building renovation at 9091 Santa Monica Blvd. WeWhoville wrote about the approval and the following passage caught Insider’s eye (italics ours): The Historic Preservation Commission earlier had voted down a plan for a rooftop deck. Its concern was not about possible noise […]
Herald-citizen reports the the Monterey, Tennessee Board of Aldermen has rejected a change to the town’s commercial zoning to all the construction of a billboard on city property on Commercial Avenue. The property is owned by the town’s police department. Billboard developer Greg Jackson proposed to pay the town $1,000/year […]
You need to be careful about spending money to develop signs until you have your permit in hand. That’s the lesson of Image Media v City of Chicago. Chicago used to have an unusual regulatory process for approving large billboards. A billboard company which wanted a permit for a billboard […]
The star-tribune reports that Minneapolis is considering a zoning code change to expand the area where off premise signs can be erected to give advertisers more flexibility as Minneapolis prepares to host the super bowl in February. Billboards are currently allowed on portions of Hennepin Avenue, Target Center and US […]
Jeff Lee’s GEFT Outdoor has initiated a Reed v Gilbert lawsuit against the city of Westfield, Indiana. GEFT wishes to put up a digital billboard in the city and has sued the city for damages because the city’s content-based sign code prohibits the digital billboard. You can read the complaint here. […]
By Chuck Wigger, Safety Director, Lamar Advertising Company, and a member of OAAA’s safety committee. I was (pleasantly) surprised to learn of a change in federal record-keeping requirements for minor injuries. This is good news, which I’m pleased to share. Without fanfare, the US Department of Labor has partially exempted […]
The Morning Call reports that the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Mayor opposes a billboard proposed near the Hill to Hill bridge. The Mayor says the billboard does not belong in a key city gateway near a historical district. Adams Outdoor is asking for a variance to construct a 600 square foot sign […]
