In Peabody MA, Lamar Advertising is working with the city council to clear up ownership of a special permit. The Salem News reports on the latest meeting between the town and Lamar which came about as Lamar began construction to convert the board in question from a static to digital face. Lamar purchased the board from Total Outdoor, but the town still shows Total as the permit holder. After discussion, and an explanation from Lamar, the parties agreed to postpone a formal hearing to a later date.
As a follow-up to our Alamogordo NM post, The Daily News reports that the City Commissioners formalized a 6 month ban on construction of new billboards within city limits. City Planner Darron Williams said the temporary ban would allow city staff and the commission enough time to work on the issue. Williams also said the resolution specifically targets off-premise billboards. During the moratorium period the city attorney will host a workshop to discuss if the city wants to get rid of billboards and how they would proceed down that route.
The Observer Online reports that Kearny, New Jersey is generating $90,000 in annual income by leasing town-owned land in the Meadowlands to billboard companies. The town leased land to Allvision for a two-sided static billboard at 700 Harrison Avenue off the New Jersey turnpike and a two sided digital billboard at 538 Harrison Avenue off the New Jersey Turnpike. The two billboards have true-up payments to bring license fees to 32.5% of net revenue.
Insider’s take: Another fiscally-strapped town uses its property to generate cash for critical municipal services.
The Alliance Review reports that a Stark County, OH judge says the City of Alliance is in contempt for blocking Lamar Advertising from performing maintenance on their billboard structures. In September 2016, Lamar filed a lawsuit against the city and its Board of Zoning Appeals after the BZA declined to grant eight variances for parcels within the city limits. Though the court found in favor of Lamar, the city continues to decline permits for the work, thus raising the ire of Judge Hartnett.
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