In June 2017, municipal officials in Carson California declared a “fiscal emergency” after the council approved a budget with a deficit for the eighth time in the last 11 years. Officials warned that without a change in its spending habits, the city might be forced to declare bankruptcy by 2020. […]
By now, most of us have read in Billboard Insider and other publications about the US Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Reed vs Town of Gilbert, basically holding that regulatory distinctions based on the content of messages displayed on signs violate the First Amendment. But, what about the more fundamental […]
On June 27 Cincinnati passed a 10% tax on billboard revenues as part of the city’s 2019 budget. The tax goes into effect July 1. The tax was passed over the mayors veto with two days public notice and no hearings. You can read more about the tax at WLWT5 […]
On June 27 Cincinnati passed a 10% tax on billboard revenues to fund the city’s budget. If you are not paying attention you should. Baltimore has a billboard tax and Insider expects to see more cash-strapped cities attempt to pass billboard taxes to fund city services. Mike, Kevin and Tom […]
MRT reports the Odessa, Texas planning and zoning commission approved a request by John Gannon, Inc. to install a static billboard but rejected a request for a digital billboard at West County Road 100 and FM 1788. The Daily Freeman reports that Ulster, New York is considering a digital sign […]
Clear Channel Outdoor continues to challenge Baltimore’s billboard tax as a violation of the First Amendment. In February, a Maryland Tax Court judge upheld Baltimore’s tax, rejecting Clear Channel’s constitutional claims. On June 29, Clear Channel filed a 35-page brief supporting its appeal to a Maryland circuit court. “The Tax […]
The Morning Call is reporting that a subsidiary of Adams Outdoor has sued the City of Easton for $7.2 million in compensatory damages, alleging city officials failed to provide a suitable location for a digital billboard to be installed. To gain some perspective on the dispute, Insider published an article […]
Opposition from billboard companies, local governments, and anti-billboard groups blocked legislation in California to allow digital billboard advertising on the public highway right of way. The controversial proposal could be attached to other state legislation later this year, but that seems to be an uphill fight in the face of […]
When a sign code permits you to maintain non-performing signs, you’re allowed to maintain non-performing signs. That’s the takeaway from Lamar versus the city of Alliance, Ohio. Here are the facts. In January 2016, Lamar acquired 18 non-conforming signs in Alliance, Ohio and began performing maintenance on the signs. The […]
From Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer This month, OAAA spotlights the Innovations Committee, asking members: “With the adoption of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and concerns about consumer data privacy in the US, how will changes in data use protection and privacy laws impact the OOH […]
