Thirteen Luzerne County, PA owned parcels have been picked as possible sites for new billboards to generate revenue, according to a listing up for discussion at an upcoming county council real estate committee meeting. The Times Leader is reporting that the idea originally came from the county’s financial consultant who […]
Billboard law is unconstitutional because it treats roadside billboards differently than on-site business signs — based on content — says a plaintiff challenging Tennessee’s Billboard Act. “The law cannot function without evaluating a message’s meaning,” and thus runs afoul of a 2015 Supreme Court ruling against sign regulation based on […]
Insider has followed Epic Outdoors’ lawsuits and negotiations over sign regulation in Rapid City South Dakota. Those disputes have been ongoing since 2005 but started in earnest in 2012 when Epic Outdoor filed suit against the City based on a revised sign ordinance which was adopted in 2011. Epic thought the […]
The dilemma in Detroit: Detroit’s zoning code prohibits large outdoor advertisements in the central business district After years of lax enforcement, the city ordered illegal billboards taken down at end of 2017 New ordinance in the works could change the rules, but it’s unclear how or when These three bullet […]
A three-judge panel heard arguments in a free speech challenge to Washington, DCs’ ban on issue-oriented ads in its transit system. The Archdiocese of Washington sued the Metro system after it rejected a 2017 Christmas-themed campaign that would link to a website encouraging donations to a Catholic charity and church […]
The push to permit digital signs in Indianapolis stalled after Clear Channel Outdoor swapped out of Indianapolis and the Clear Channel Outdoor execs leading the digital push took other jobs. Now WTHR and the Indianapolis Business Journal report that Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett issued a proposal to permit digital billboards. […]
New federal legislation lays out a public-policy rationale for vegetation control on public lands: safety, fire prevention, and protection of electric-power lines. Vegetation-control legislation was included in a massive spending bill signed March 23 by President Trump. The President said he signed the overall bill reluctantly, in order to […]
What should you do if an OSHA inspector shows up at your company or on billboard site? Insider asked Formetco’s director of safety Jim Poague to respond. Be polite. You won’t win by being rude or aggressive. Ask for proof of who they are. A business card or badge is […]
Lamar sued Columbus Grove, OH after the Village Council voted against allowing it to put two billboards in the village. The company wanted to put billboards on State Route 65. It obtained leases from the landlord CSX Transportiation and state permits. The Planning commissioner approved the applications but the council […]
If you put a picture of a New York City billboard on your website and aren’t registered as an out of home company in New York City you may get a summons from the city to register as an out of home advertising company or face a fine of $25,000 […]
