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 […]
Last week Insider wrote that GEFT Outdoor has filed a Reed v Gilbert lawsuit against the town of Westfield, IN for denying a digital sign permit. GEFT commenced construction and city personnel intervened and things got interesting. The city issued a stop work order but apparently didn’t follow its own […]
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 […]
Kerry Yoakum is VP, Government Affairs for OAAA. He joined OAAA in 2008 after practicing law as an attorney for the Ohio Department of Transportation. Insider asked Kerry to talk about out of home regulatory trends. What were some of the most important legal issues this year? From a national […]
Arizona Capitol Times reports that an Arizona lawmaker has introduced legislation to ban billboard advertising along interstate highways and numbers state roads. Insider’s take: States which permit medical marijuana or recreational marijuana usually end up placing restrictions on advertising. California and Washington prohibit marijuana advertising near schools and day […]
Last Tuesday the Tacoma City Council unanimously passed Resolution 39890 to settle a 20 year billboard dispute in Tacoma, Washington. In 1997 Tacoma amended the sign code to impose a 10 year amortization period for non-conforming billboards. In 2007 Clear Channel began a legal and public relations counterattack (see billboard on […]
Insider wanted to provide some feedback from a recent OAAA Webinar on the coming new OSHA Climber Safety Rules. The focus was on a series of questions posed by the OAAA to the Department of Labor and the response received in July of this year. The Webinar had a very […]
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 […]
By Myron Laible OAAA Vice President State, Local, and Regulatory Affairs I was chatting with 30-year billboard veteran Larry Alder about local regulatory battles in Idaho . . . Larry mentioned that his longtime boss Scott Butterfield would retire soon (Scott’s last day is January 5, 2018). Butterfield was instrumental, […]
